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gimp-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application gimp-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files5.gimp.us.com.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a2315434067a8c3ba1e43fcbd7925cf5

SHA-1:
15ac698887aa22d3c59fd524bed75d209b36f384

SHA-256:
c1535c9d9e6f640ad762ddda19d723031ede652f85aa4acd116d80498eda11bc

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 12:44:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2015.0.3582

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadAdmin
4.0.3.14126

Bkav FE
W32.Clodcec.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.G
17297

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.644
9.0.1.026

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9066

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of netdownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.1.26.16

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10361

Malwarebytes
PUP.DownloadAdmin
v2014.01.26.04

McAfee
Artemis!B351F18907F8
5600.7238

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.K
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Download Admin
4.94

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10822

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0824
7.2.26

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
23514

File size:
740.3 KB (758,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 9:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:txpJTRe2ox2XK8arRJjOvsWRBsu1ZZKPrqLELFQvCU/De:fpNR9ox2NErSNCPrXQaUbe

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file gimp-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files5.gimp.us.com/dl?bc=904365

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