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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 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
f6a02c66d45ef7c8a1399769f5f47302

SHA-1:
6e01978f2fec531f9cf746037f534f9d2dd709db

SHA-256:
4dbb2c36a29bee923e00e5dee0b490886c318402a68c5685c659eadb7a02663a

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:07:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Packed
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.b
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.didlil
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.N
14.12.21.22

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OUTBROWSE
7.2.355

Trend Micro
ADW_OUTBROWSE
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
560.9 KB (574,384 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\packages\windows_ie_ac_001\ac\inetcache\{random}\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 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 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ix9U5XR4BwWvLvBCr/L/Tjd90yFOTqywkd:ixC5XgL6/L/P0+OTqywS

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:
7.9699

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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