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beginning_gimp_from_novice_to_professional_2ed.exe

Tanja Matkovic

The application beginning_gimp_from_novice_to_professional_2ed.exe by Tanja Matkovic has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ft-download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Tanja Matkovic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
61f2fc2e62efc532e22678a3d2527e6c

SHA-1:
92a006e5d0c4f825a0879083d29d2d9cf621692c

SHA-256:
ddc58e3920220d2df6729432d91e167973d7f3f9f364d8100fbbeee79564cfca

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
7/9/2025 4:32:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Yontoo.4
9.0.1.011

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OneClickDownloader.A
v2014.01.11.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TanjaMatkovic.o
14.3.29.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0110
7.2.11

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
25324

File size:
432.9 KB (443,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\beginning_gimp_from_novice_to_professional_2ed.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tanja Matkovic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Tanja Matkovic, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Subotica, S=Subotica, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A3131F81D52E40A00F4396C56D649C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QiAfrdbd8ulz+NfUS9sGHxZqCsRm8rEpFn6HFeak5m3j:5+dxlMJ+nCsRmm69CFed5mz

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9042

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file beginning_gimp_from_novice_to_professional_2ed.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://www.ft-download.com/.../Playboy_-_September_2011_Argentina.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../_.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../srt23dass.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../44a5h_For_the_Love_of_Physics_From_the_End_of_the_Rainbow_to_the_Edge_of_Time_A_Journey_Through_the_Wonders_of_Physics.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../the_inner_game_of_music_pdf.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../Mafia_2_crack_v3.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../perfg_y_23459879847.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../Wifi_password_cracker_v2_1.exe

http://www.ft-download.com/.../Beginning_GIMP_From_Novice_to_Professional_2ed.exe

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