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google chrome.exe

installation process

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application google chrome.exe, “Installer Manager” by SETUPPROCESS has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time 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.

File name:

google chrome.exe

Publisher:

SetupProcess SL (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Product:

installation process

Description:

Installer Manager

Version:

1.0.1.40

MD5:

cd459306419ff46f5db1f43d019fc85f

SHA-1:

b00d61de203f98412a34db8cb501a92fb2d26da7

SHA-256:

28eb2c4386e5cccdac08235674b63b7aa54c81bbb8036a2805619478dea9be77

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 9:01:16 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.C

7.11.131.80

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140405

AVG

Luhe.Fiha

2015.0.3513

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.BCB

17778

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.3675

9.0.1.095

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9417

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Firseria

4/5/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup_product_4830.exe (Adware)

2014.4.5.14

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

14.0.0.4062

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2014.04.05.02

McAfee

Artemis!80FF18707AF9

5600.7169

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cthxhs

0.28.0.57630

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.04.05.02

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM11.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SETUPPROCESS.N

14.8.8.3

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.97

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0209

7.2.95

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

26416

File size:

248.9 KB (254,832 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.28

Original file name:

installer

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SETUPPROCESS

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/1/2014 4:00:00 AM

Subject:

CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/27/2014 8:02:51 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:SM+rYpivc/oKDnY+ySrs9obojzhom2f/1zNa+MrTklQcTy7pIIN:Crw8oNZyVhV2H1Za+6TkLTy7pIIN

Entry address:

0x6F3B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, C0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.6539

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.winportal.com/google-chrome/download/.../305

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdn.solimba.com (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to api.downloadmr.com (95.211.39.161:80)

http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/5032866/launch

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