googlechromesetup.exe

Installer

Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Source Mode (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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:
Software   (signed by Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.0.4.0

MD5:
d3a842f01da65b77f5d49ac1b592af82

SHA-1:
4c3d9eb8872975e83b1a7405f26c096b61345c91

SHA-256:
1edea3aee771fb9f1ac60e7bba649209e5681deee4e77f3cdee1dbb13db37a07

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/19/2024 4:01:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.17.10

File size:
906.9 KB (928,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Software Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 12:05:03 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 12:05:03 PM

Subject:
CN=Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215F6BF409D2FB1A0D2D6806029291E602

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:boFiviHUGrkyc2NN1pHi50mVTAABuvp1v+dWrTHbo0gT:bKCiHUbazi549m87o0S

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9395

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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