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microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Application

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, “Application Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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.
Publisher:
Program App   (signed by Apponic)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
4.4.3.5

MD5:
55cb5c9f1b2d45f0e376a0f2fd3d646f

SHA-1:
295baf3c59927907944755c89a2986641305714c

SHA-256:
5dcd4a2bba6713404af82ec3576c73b8fa2fb1396d1bd208729de5d5e8a4587c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/19/2024 1:20:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Apponic.Installer (M)
16.4.6.14

File size:
730 KB (747,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Web Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\aspire e14\microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/16/2015 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:T7jSG2LZwVO3Cerb7aTrBJjqEpLZOeATSHJmAzVYi2+rRjapXCw3lkAR2j2YL:T7jSpZWO3C6bar5fOe2SHJnOj8RP6R8F

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8817

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.apponicfiles.com/c?x=Cra2bRc07towD9Ov53cJYaIvZzJ6QnI3b7xfaJFyvKI=&c=Y/gd9etYJyfwoH3Ps/kPR00HhDRBlsRLwuezBbDnhvApsbhit3K k1HUJhXN p6vFmzkdFlg1Dk i7f8bBePabjlj6w9LzIYmz72y/Y2wWA=&fallback_url=http://www.apponic.com/phome/_download/.../&downloadAs=Microsoft_Office_Picture_Manager_2003_Downloader.exe

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