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googlechromesetup.exe

Generic

Installer

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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:
Installer

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
5.5.5.3

MD5:
1e4fe98c4c1ec26431c9108ac8df0f63

SHA-1:
0114cebdd223576bf925120b0c7158e158fd5929

SHA-256:
0a52e4a27dc939d26d58bcdf22506c30d58e390dddb99b32a0a1d7ddff236336

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 5:48:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZP potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11734

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.6.8.9

File size:
687.1 KB (703,615 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

Copyright:
Software Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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:mRoXpU5LGBg6VooEGvg2rVqFz73Vmmz7I6Vc4V1nJf7ZlqVdPWfU0b3o:mRoX2r6+oZj5uRmmzE6VcO1nd7ZlqVdX

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://videoconverterexclusive.com/?dl=1&pi=Nja1OZAyATAy&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_ch&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1p2kDj7z1vVkDj rcWIXim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzLzNZczOZMFASDPDdlChV8wAZaRNjC4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzazOTLwAZMq

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