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google-talk_setup.exe

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-talk_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadzone.org.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a71aafd4a8f0fcb786dd5ebb1a84adfb

SHA-1:
95a1c09842805e721b64235db8f1742dd6964b5d

SHA-256:
20089d7421a6651c1dff51c82bf9e1933d83284452eaf5573b6ed60dc521f2a3

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 '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:
4/20/2024 2:58:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
150717-0

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.2959813
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.GQ potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.1273.0

Norman
Trojan.GenericKD.2959813
13.04.2016 10:11:06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.4.14.22

File size:
666.7 KB (682,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/8/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 11:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OOyMJfsGHkG2bDBh8hv6c9P0ClNI2GwyA4gRVdeZ+GCxxRjLOWj9RBGu9:OOyMJfs2n2bV+icl0Cc26gR3JGCbRjL/

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8171

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadzone.org/download.php?id=2c6c95eb57525e66e609c9faa0ad1e96403080d3&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MjllMmQ1NjFkOWI0Mi4yMDY2NjM5Ni5mZGQzNjI4YjE2MjAyZGJkOTIzMjU4NmZiMjlkZTVhOSIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTEwMiIsInRzIjoxMzg2MDk4MDA2LCJrdyI6Imdvb2dsZSB0YWxrIGRvd25sb2FkIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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