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microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

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Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Prog Soft Generic   (signed by Apponic)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
4.6.1.6

MD5:
ab67d4221d3e6cede6930d85081f78d5

SHA-1:
189707347a9e7ed268a0642a40905728cfd1e949

SHA-256:
08fc0ffb6cb496590b4344474dad3c9dc7d32041bea9d1ca3131fad834c10dc1

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/20/2024 2:18:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150509

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3115

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.0129

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DB
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of time_stopper_3.00_downloader.exe (PUP)
2015.8.6.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15875

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Apponic
15.5.8.20

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
753.5 KB (771,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, OU=IT, O=Apponic, L=Shanghai, S=Shanghai, C=CN

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

Serial number:
67DDF7235C960EAA54E2CFA8F79EC5F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:E4vaoBHfYHd71yd3q6kxsxgDKokkH/dwky0OCJDHio8MgxsjigdgnkbeePAju+b1:E4vZfYHdcd35ksxgDKHqd1y0OQwsmgMp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8895

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.apponic.com/phome/download/.../

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