google_earth_en.exe

Symbolicom Holdings Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google_earth_en.exe by Symbolicom Holdings has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
Symbolicom Holdings Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a33f6d7aed56eba354bdbe0b6b53c305

SHA-1:
42cbd7628ef73f1912346c9a8ab88eb7fc4c9858

SHA-256:
4983db5b252b371397fe4fa21a6ce1e5c2429eb2955dd05ce848a6bc2c4f277d

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:10:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.155.24

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140611-0

AVG
Trojan horse Ransomer.DBB
2014.0.3955

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.SYM
18566

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
v2014.06.16.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SymbolicomHoldings.P
14.6.16.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14614

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.492870
2.0.0.1827

File size:
697.9 KB (714,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Symbolicom Holdings Ltd, OU=Symbolicom, O=Symbolicom Holdings Ltd, STREET=Trident Cyprus, STREET=115 Griva Digeni Avenue Trident Centre, STREET=Limassol, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=3101, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00C4B90F930A0BA04B111E671526916207

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Mvpghu68Okv8a8I2E7DFouu9TSfPoGYdF0nqk203TkyEe2bOFbWRMUJDMy1TXzHC:MvmhuBYjgDjaYGfQH203d/+f2UDTXz

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)

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