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google chrome setup.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application google chrome setup.exe by WeDownload has been detected as adware by 12 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:
54e7d31b6fd5fc9264da5061c522cf48

SHA-1:
77fd436a0ae2d539c67b225e6daeb31001efc9a2

SHA-256:
6d712d35ad339636997efdd6f2beb10efe465657f9a891744f8222271644f4ec

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 3:03:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TOV [PUP]
2014.9-150909

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
1.0.20.1260

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 863279.exe (Adware)
2015.9.9.6

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DownloadWare
14.0.0.1454

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2015.09.09.06

McAfee
Downloader-FMA!8EA1E1F76ABD
5600.6648

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.121372
16.0.0.756

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Siggen.cqteqe
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DownloadWare.1160856
14.03.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeDownload.Bundler (M)
15.8.4.0

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 4:00:00 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 2:58:54 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:
7.8978

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&mt=e&ad=27174175398&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CKCf_YPM0bkCFQto7AodDyEA2g

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