microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

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 by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 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:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b71edd4e43c424f829455f9e975550ba

SHA-1:
a8eceac293a22969fe51d55d5fc37066d508c9b3

SHA-256:
3dbef0412523adac30e10568d91b935e77f9943f0576e4958da6c4a78eacf3a1

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 '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:
4/23/2024 2:50:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.140.208

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150306

AVG
Trojan horse Ransomer
2016.0.3179

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18035

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.065

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected
9.9626

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15178

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmnx
0.30.0.296

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20150306

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Apponic
15.3.6.2

Sophos
PUA.Install Core Click run software
54

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27946

File size:
632.4 KB (647,600 bytes)

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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/17/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, O=Apponic, STREET=No.60 Zhonghui Road, L=Shanghai, S=NA, PostalCode=201111, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2F3BD13194565DD281F4181974127E2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZnvpUCmoYlejcxsCpz2bMrptpva5Z5uHvFUi4BaXXUAQ3lZ:Znvr/Zgxj2bMrpLCXsWbBckN3P

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8038

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)