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google earth setup.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application google earth setup.exe by WeDownload has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Midia Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from google-earth.onfreedownload.com.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d27ad702556ac70a5bc1612d541a0997

SHA-1:
3b5416c308cb0a627c0135bb97757fe401702439

SHA-256:
f28d691eb9f33ec947e6ce753689704c9dd0e5b3461decb3fac5465252bd58fd

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
8/15/2025 6:57:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
6104165

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadManager
2014.12.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.193.70

avast!
Downloader-TOV [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Wedownload
2015.0.3268

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
1.0.20.1705

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Dropped-1550
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Fakromup.M!tr
12/7/2014

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
11.2014-07-12_1

G Data
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.MSIL.Fakromup
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14254

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Trojan.RDN/Generic.dx!dg3
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
15.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Fakromup.dinliq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Dropped:Application.Agent.GL
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.MSI.r3
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WeDownload.S
14.12.7.7

Sophos
Generic PUA IL
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.AC6F8883
7.2.341

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.AC6F8883
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.WeDownload
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
562.4 KB (575,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google earth setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WeDownload, Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/5/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 4:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="WeDownload, Ltd", O="WeDownload, Ltd", L=Nicosia, C=CY

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

Serial number:
0320C5B8F7CE6E92D3665598826A4480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 1:03:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oPwMDD1dxDx5SCbpK2h6Ieu96aUT7dxIfLbdi8R+3z2fk:kt9jF5JU2h6IlLUTUvdRRaz2fk

Entry address:
0x30E2

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9140

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://google-earth.onfreedownload.com/get/file/.../865925?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Google earth download 2014&mt=e&ad=42655754453&pl=&ds=s&redirect=true&uid=1417875427d9603b8de8097b03b1d59701aff61050&_ga=1776821936.1417875427&gclid=CIDmlsnNscICFQphfgodTl8AOQ

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