Hello readers! Was looking for some downloads to play around with and found yet another one of those “Fried Cookie” files. This one is signed by Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.). The file is named chrome_setup.exe.

The issue is that chrome_setup.exe is not an official Google Chrome download. If it was, it would have been signed by Google Inc.. Here’s how the authentic Google Chrome looks like when you double click on it. Notice that the “Verified publisher” says “Google Inc”.

At the moment, 9% of the scanners detected the file. AVG classifies chrome_setup.exe as Generic.EA0, DrWeb reports Trojan.InstallCore.38 and VIPRE classifies it as InstallCore (fs).

Did you also find a Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.) file? What kind of download was it? If you remember the download link, please post it in the comments below.

Thank you for reading.