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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 10 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:
24ac8b7dd2e191a6be79f1662e1f8ce8

SHA-1:
8b5669b8c9b45811651fd099f159c703dc2df4b6

SHA-256:
a22c948674981b70d78d8a35316522e5cdfe32f68c1d298f08e82d74f6246d1c

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:09:59 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.28387
9.0.1.0239

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AD potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
8/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefox.exe (Adware)
2015.8.27.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!F35845C8C1CD
5600.6660

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Inffinity.567216
14.08.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDownloader.Bundler (M)
15.7.25.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
553.9 KB (567,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=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:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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:Q5HC57C0BDbxRLhP4FbfEjL/1V6CVPa5CysJimP8pNq:QIfxn4FDe71V6CirY8Lq

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:
7.9760

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.desk2opapps.com/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=3075&l=2937&n=1&productname=Googlechrome&d1=52161&d2=43&filename=Google-Chrome&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=7kjcrme779b71528ts7h5h5htqbja39kt0mol3kj8b4f86icdu11-abca49f82d6378c1fa7605707f26b71c&d=ez-download.com&p=Google Chrome&pid=3

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