google-chrome_setup.exe

SecuredDownload Downloader

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google-chrome_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
SecuredDownload Downloader

Version:
2.0.5.a0.1_34118

MD5:
d1753eaec72374e5ce766f26ad3e43b5

SHA-1:
85ee9600766bc39e62da48967891044a222b853f

SHA-256:
fce7420faa0aaca62aa77f0effdf6c85a0f6b6cff0ff53792f010bf6d0ef7ef2

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/30/2024 5:17:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zlv
7.11.205.220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWS
20888

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.VW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH
15.1.29.11

File size:
759.7 KB (777,920 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.a0.1_34118

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/16/2015 5:49:00 AM

Valid to:
1/17/2016 5:49:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112116FB22D4044F12DA8D9BBDFDC5E2BF18

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uKTFaC6JwROD6W0TS+7unwo6Vu7qngbpAPIopi0RiL958uBlWNOy0QBElZe7niS:uKTF96WRm+7uNu+zbpAPbIxyX+EiS

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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