picasa.exe

Picasa

PortalProgramas

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application picasa.exe, “Picasa AppInstaller” by PortalProgramas has been detected as adware 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
PortalProgramas  (signed and verified)

Product:
Picasa

Description:
Picasa AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.15.1

MD5:
8863eafc84c5bd76f52ad72d9527628a

SHA-1:
2b4396e29fc60cafd828fb6505223338918a47c6

SHA-256:
05210a9711c479eed6e7835ce9b4f9b7005a185ec3ffc30cd106dc061d964118

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:38:56 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.PortalPr.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.2

File size:
274.8 KB (281,344 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131931347)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/1/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/2/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PortalProgramas, OU=Tech, O=PortalProgramas, STREET="Balmes 1, primera planta", L=Terrassa, S=Barcelona, PostalCode=08225, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00D970D9AAEE52971159EE95FA00AF652F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 12:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fsaocyLCScZe+lP3lhyFrRShOEbiimCC6IJoZpKTme:ftobIlPObSQYQMIIMz

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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