microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Sok

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, “Sok 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:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Sok

Description:
Sok Setup

MD5:
ac8df2209c7bfbd32c80cfdfb9217225

SHA-1:
db34fc5d166be28e94fc21ba8d3d6b6a88013c26

SHA-256:
95b2cc217258fc6ea3b9150f0526286246796dbab6a9ae6290eafa747a8a3fb4

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 '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:
4/18/2024 1:41:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.11

File size:
984.6 KB (1,008,200 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.2

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:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 5:36:08 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 5:36:08 PM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, O=Apponic, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112154574550B624F5076FE015E009F229EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aGiJwu+2QDMCTfvyESWfMX2dtsT/SfUDMgHu6fBQoOVeH:aX+urAJT3vTtouU4gLpH4C

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:
7.9266

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.