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Google Chrome.exe

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IDC Ventures LLC

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Google Chrome.exe by IDC Ventures has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
idcventures  (signed by IDC Ventures LLC)

Product:
Chrome

Version:
3.0.0.91

MD5:
0b643078596cd8ad89c224dd906c3a9d

SHA-1:
689750ea180870ee28d200200765f5d92c8b62d6

SHA-256:
ea5af8d6f61df85da67323aeaa76552755ec1d2a1d78393defebc93d8b24f2ec

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 12:31:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
5797122

avast!
Win32:Adware-CJX [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3121

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.615

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21983

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-03-05_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.5.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.369

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.03.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.5.3.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15501

File size:
957.6 KB (980,632 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.91

Copyright:
(c) idcventures

Original file name:
Google Chrome.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDC Ventures LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/26/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IDC Ventures LLC, O=IDC Ventures LLC, L=Vermilion, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
57A88D08BD785CCB956355DFF2389330

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2015 8:22:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4Z8wY2JHDsbNlrby8HMt+OqNLRYxJIuYb/2NlasTXZDGJIDLjv:i8wYCHozZHMujgJIfCdXBGiLjv

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0431

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file Google Chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.program-assist.com/v2/click/1ac8b922/?d=http://www.installer-assist.com/download/ChromeSetup.exe&key=c23a29311e85478286d23109e2409ca470323d67cf8d0a32888a175b8db4ff1d&sid=au-Chrome&uid=au-Chrome&affiliate_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../chrome_i.png&product_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../chrome_p.png&n=Chrome&filename=Google Chrome

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