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google_chrome_tr.exe

SoftInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google_chrome_tr.exe by SoftInstall has been detected as adware by 13 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:
SoftInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
23696ae9b60173874d62df3eecf61999

SHA-1:
7da89415ac05d32e6eae5435a8f5838abc45d9cb

SHA-256:
4aef7683298b8051a4497468669f6ce498f28d0c5ab92450763ccc80ae1a6da6

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/18/2024 4:14:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.PC
7.11.164.8

avast!
Malware-gen
140617-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LO
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14726

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-496
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.PCA
18982

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.07.26.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftInstall.Q
14.7.26.12

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
31208

File size:
661.3 KB (677,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google_chrome_tr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SoftInstall, O=SoftInstall, STREET=2/8 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5AF66A3F1444C79E1F9C72BAEE368786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3Lvp8Z8txNxC3YB1gtTufaiTsuGQhIYSCBALZ7WL9YutUcAWmg9dfm2aWAsjlKMM:3Lv+azNc0eYfai4ZQShkWg9RArims/jA

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://api.downloadastro.com/api/downloader/.../tr?callback=jsonpCallbackDownload&_=1400602945

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