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google-chrome.exe

Ez-download

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application google-chrome.exe by Ez-download 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 Adlogica 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:
Ez-download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bef91b2239dba9290df86c3c34d0958a

SHA-1:
4ef7a3f0698e39c752619e63ce961240a2f0cf6c

SHA-256:
27faf75a426c68690c898a150839a02202a8c89003ac938263f4e5cae3e2043b

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:
4/26/2024 6:10:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ezdownload.N
14.8.7.23

File size:
971.6 KB (994,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ez-download

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ez-download, O=Ez-download, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F70CD1FD9DEF6FE1E710D56A167734BD

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):
24576:8a484CsoZWCM5PAj7vrhbpODEN6kVYQnon08SFvc4Bcq:dL4hp+rOoN6kVY+o0rFklq

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:
7.9253

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://get.desk2opapps.com/.../GetALGK?p=1955&d=3075&l=2937&n=1&productname=Googlechrome&d1=10036&filename=Google-Chrome

http://download.ez-download.com/download/134/.../

http://dls.softdls.com/d/36/google-chrome/368/.../V.193953793c

http://cp.softdls.com/pasarela/doma/dls.softdls.com/d/36/google-chrome/368/.../1129.88.145.0b8f8001

http://cp.tuguu.com/.../download.php?p=1129&_so=1&_bw=3&_sv=6.1&_bv=27.0&_ip=1626022101&_cc=US&asdd=1&_qs=mkwid=4Wk9rCiK&pcrid=3155072290&kword=google .com.&match=e

http://cp.softdls.com/pasarela/affp/.../mkwid=4Wk9rCiK&pcrid=3155072290&kword=google .com.&match=e

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