home

googlechromesetup.exe

Application Installer

Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application googlechromesetup.exe, “Application 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:
Installer Program   (signed by Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

Version:
5.2.5.4

MD5:
20a6c9462b92b288759eacda37569649

SHA-1:
5e4f3f460511921dd6fc71cb682f381e28cbfedc

SHA-256:
6be07a3d5ce32ed3f61d3539ea415992c3cc717c9baaeb5a52ce809056a2f867

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:
5/27/2024 8:05:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.27.18

File size:
896.9 KB (918,384 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.6

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:
Source Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 7:05:03 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 7:05:03 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:btXUSTjCntNdEg1TFq7+3kG5tGoKDWgJXbZV0F9SgAK:bJDGtNdl1TUA3atJXbZV0F9lj

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...
 
[+]

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 URL.

http://www.quickappnew.com/c?x=cZdN1AtzD8qP18q/th6bPdHJMiu/GkXSc37ipDLb/lc=&c=pYnQT51DJXErUnChvDKnuTnOmbHKBgB q/FvYbsqf1YonXayH99oU xE88cdvRRTpqyVUiSTk F34CqH74mKm19Fn4AIhoatB5uacSYDjeLtinz/IgdAorYRbfJCmIyizFGdNqRbjm 2dCUaPRwoaw==&downloadAs=GoogleChromeSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://allmyapps.com/binary/570/.../direct-download?token=90c4f1d505d730885cc98010575156fddefdb54b

Remove googlechromesetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.