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google chrome setup.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application google chrome setup.exe by WeDownload has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.free-downloads.us.com.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f57fb89e11410aa3e3c95b57248f106e

SHA-1:
24138de8b760c82e4daf968604fb678766547c72

SHA-256:
5daa9dff4745e208b4acfbb676ffc40ed8761eec570dae214094426e3c74065d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/25/2024 3:52:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeDownload.Bundler (M)
16.5.17.16

File size:
592.8 KB (607,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WeDownload, Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/5/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 7:00:00 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:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XwMDD4di0miB5HISmZ4uzZr7cLpDzcTu54Ao6RmIHRx5nOB4Aum:XtgdQiPleZrgpDQ4tXpPOB4zm

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9162

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://googlechrome.free-downloads.us.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Google&mt=e&ad=42920667078&pl=&ds=s&gclid=COSH7tbAwL0CFUYV7AodbVAAaQ

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