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google_talk.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.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6a4c1f6f1b435ad4249ea655cfd99b2f

SHA-1:
ac915d1928ac64282bf554536b15a5f6afa6adf6

SHA-256:
66a21eaf32c5fa571a6cef60d3dc8e5bab92232bb3901594b1d75fa17dc4c9dd

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
5/13/2024 4:14:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.201.100

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.14.04

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.c
5600.6885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.L
15.1.14.15

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36504

File size:
566.6 KB (580,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 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:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/rAwv0kAx2JWCjXW2BejKSq0yaetcZ03AtWJOO2UPUAtAp21j:/vv0Bx2JFXAOSetYFgJOwUAf

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9770

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1410354442/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&productname=Google Talk&d1=51746&d2=67&exeurl=https://dl.google.com/googletalk/googletalk-setup.exe&filename=Google_Talk&dynamicname=GoogleTalk&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=smbvcng95q0b6vj4lvbgkp52parls6jr0rh7gsl5m5vkru39ini0-fae6cbc3bfcea734530c949d63641391&d=downloadzone.org&p=Google Talk&pid=3&countryid=265

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