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Quick Downloader

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 Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
114138f019a20add5c71262ecb9b16f7

SHA-1:
62083c5ca4d971814331976fc098ffdddf8d5eea

SHA-256:
58236d2a03313f5935798f46497e89e3f5a210345da2d91e04c7e6bd9803b335

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/13/2024 12:18:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
150320-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21522

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AR potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/OutBrowse.L (exact, not disinfectable)
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BU
5.13.68

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of internet_explorer_11.exe (Adware)
2015.6.29.12

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15367

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.03.24.02

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.a
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dgnlgr
0.30.8.659

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.HZBWF
11.20150324

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adlogica
15.3.24.14

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
5.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38552

File size:
558 KB (571,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, 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:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:r4u6zASN9RYNSaRNsPjYYoEa0zv342Qrj7Edl6lrK57nE+Hv:r4jzAq9RVv6M086V+n5

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:
7.9766

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 URL.

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1410904070/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=3075&l=2937&n=1&productname=Googlechrome&d1=85615&d2=125&filename=Google-Chrome&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=t1qrn415sfnmtq5mqddhqpk784o0gp4buum8g1ee33qc987kq9f0-2ba0eeee481942a80ae9e6d906f9542b&d=downloadinfo.co&p=Google Chrome&pid=3&countryid=265

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