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.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
4967fc8582a87bb27be21b1781bc3d73

SHA-1:
35f2500550d876127e09f8d3a78dc8be4e6825ea

SHA-256:
246871985651ec142c4633adb7cb271d56f5dfd9b95ab0705e589aa78b5b4941

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:
4/19/2024 8:20:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeDownload.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.8

File size:
1.1 MB (1,161,880 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:

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:
6/28/2013 3:51:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xX2HS0qBqzA/igE1/HWP32WZ2j71j+dUstzMOv8t2c2bQZ+13utJ:+uBqzA/ZE1/WTkjZ+dlREtr2bQZK+t

Entry address:
0x37CD10

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 67, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, D8, FF, C7, 87, 34, AC, 2C, 00, 0E, F4, A8, C9, 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:
7.8980

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

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

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