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google chrome setup.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application google chrome setup.exe by WeDownload has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Midia Downloader installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from googlechrome.todownload.com.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
49ef80f90b564f24714373a1a43bd9f5

SHA-1:
204d181ff47c19fa0b70f1e8c7e1d0f5fc3e675e

SHA-256:
ab47aea1693ca0df2ac2dabbd87d98e2d0170221480935b674d7923eed6e81bb

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 6:04:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
6217426

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.DownloadWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Gen
14.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.138.188

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TOV [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.AVTV
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
1.0.20.1780

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6555
0.98/19305

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Soft32Downloader.S
17988

Dr.Web
Worm.Siggen.10085
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Soft32Downloader.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Softdownmgr
12/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/Soft32Download.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11540

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DownloadWare
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.12.22.07

McAfee
Program.Downloader-FMA
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
15.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Siggen.cqteqe
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DownloadWare.1160856
14.03.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.22.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM11.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WeDownload.T
14.12.22.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Soft32Downloader!1.9C52
23.00.65.141220

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Downloader/Variant
10161

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.DownloadWare
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Soft32Downloader
27718

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DownloadWare.Win32.66
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WeDownload, Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/5/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="WeDownload, Ltd", O="WeDownload, Ltd", L=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0320C5B8F7CE6E92D3665598826A4480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2013 4:58:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MFVRc+TS2Mt1nFae2kRgNvs8/JmJj82UlJh6Ur6ce7BgctM:MTRlTSrgN3q1UPf9e7B5t

Entry address:
0x37B960

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 67, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, D8, FF, C7, 87, 34, 9C, 2C, 00, 36, 68, 14, 46, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8977

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

The file google chrome setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://googlechrome.todownload.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Google com&mt=e&ad=27174175398&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CKH9vZes4rkCFeRj7AodH3YArA

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