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GoogleChromeSetup.exe

Web program

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application GoogleChromeSetup.exe, “Web program Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) 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:
Generic   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web program

Description:
Web program Setup

Version:
2.4.2.1

MD5:
b4cfbaedd7a3d874c5be51ffc4722365

SHA-1:
571420c3705ce251df2c490c061eb699905784bf

SHA-256:
67d10364569c53ea0dac1532daefe2b7bfc9faa6516d2f7118b558b56e6addab

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:
5/6/2024 2:44:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160116

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2863

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16116

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.152
9.0.1.016

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZM potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16140

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.01.16.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B9A4E7279DF7
5600.6519

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dsgvyn
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Multitoolbar
16.01.16.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.1.16.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
40824

File size:
693.5 KB (710,168 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\googlechromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 2:54:46 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 2:54:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FrjGGg6VBMdDMydi8XgO2owO4oLO/RW9hR/hBXBlV5QfNnfjyN5zLzSkq:Frj3gSqMAuOwO4oiMhR7RlIfNfjM/zSf

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file GoogleChromeSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://snow-apps.com/?dl=1&pi=AjC3ATnwAziwAg==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1w2kDj7z1kLQDj rcWcHim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXz7zNjazOZMFASDPDdlChV83NTiwNzA4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0Aza0Nzc4AZMq

http://top-greatapp.com/?dl=1&pi=AjC3NZCdNTcFNi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1w2kDj7z1kLQDj rcWcHim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXz7zNjazOZMFASDPDdlChV83NTiwNzA4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0Aza3NznyAZMq

http://real-to.info/?dl=1&pi=AjC4AZMzNjn3AM==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1w2kDj7z1kLQDj rcWcHim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXz7zNjazOZMFASDPDdlChV83NTiwNzA4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0Aza3NZMdAZMq

http://download-for-u.org/?dl=1&pi=AzA3NT7FOZawAw==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1jIHvJ KLm2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1w2kDj7z1kLQDj rcWcHim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXz7zNjazOZMFASDPDdlChV83NTiwNzA4ATiy&pd=2323UExJck1EIXDlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0Aza0AZiwAZMq

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