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google-chrome_setup.exe

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 14 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

56841506b2237b62948c3fbc442d04eb

SHA-1:

beadf4bb733c33dc491f5d5c6483718cde1b9d88

SHA-256:

dd22ff017550dd78dcca2af60da7bb8e6c8388c94fb16ae613d70fec739ba940

Scanner detections:

14 / 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:

4/23/2024 4:35:09 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.166.228

AVG

InstallC

2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14814

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28386

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of hitman-pro_setup.exe (Adware)

2014.10.28.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12775

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore

15.0.0.494

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.T

14.8.14.6

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10422

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0812

7.2.226

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

File size:

748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

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:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/27/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/28/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:o7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:o7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8881

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google-chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://842.dl.downloadian.com/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/698/965/.../google-chrome_setup.exe

http://file.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/698/965/.../google-chrome_setup.exe

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