installer_google_earth_7_7_1_spanish.exe

Chrome.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_google_earth_7_7_1_spanish.exe by Free Software 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadv.mp3.es.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome.exe

Version:
1.1.0.2

MD5:
21e30f23d41b094b2c754c55c8648a6f

SHA-1:
7c32b71278b08be9c3ab04808f635219a8db7098

SHA-256:
7a10d24e321163a11871be3927d3d8394940b934a747d290fe2a00e6732267be

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:
4/30/2024 1:27:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoft (M)
16.6.7.16

File size:
652 KB (667,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Chrome.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_google_earth_7_7_1_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 11:06:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bhA4z8oQKBiU08X+ST6qiyIV3HFZyTlOQTnvru7pLZ4toF1Mq/:bhAADuxQ12n3FOOUvgpLZ4tq1x

Entry address:
0x1C408

Entry point:
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Code size:
380.5 KB (389,632 bytes)

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