picasa_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application picasa_setup.exe, “Picasa Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Picasa Setup

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
138e5697c40bbb35728daa9a4637e566

SHA-1:
4c1087705262c37efc75df9b8d7e15f707514d9d

SHA-256:
244520bf16aff11837071a8c37a930e1e1765a87e797daa958cded70b033de86

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
5/6/2024 9:55:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.10.01

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.aecefa
7.11.175.174

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160216

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2831

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6564
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
21867

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1108
9.0.1.047

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/16/2016

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.652

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.02.16.04

McAfee
Adware-FOO!808D236FC62D
5600.6487

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnrpm
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20160216

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608
14.03.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.16.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.247
23.00.65.16214

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9320

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10826

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7980
2.0.0.2149

File size:
766.3 KB (784,680 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/3/2013 3:00:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ht6sQDGakts4bKYUg2AkDfmUIZsMS0jnHsduKSwV6NdDkrfEB8v4socSd6DUOJn0:HtlqS2CUfEB8v4VNd6oO9Mek7WM/N

Entry address:
0x52FA5

Entry point:
E8, 01, E2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7A, E2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, F4, 9C, 4A, 00, E8, F6, 4E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 21, A5, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 79, E5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 5A, E4, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5492

Code size:
458 KB (468,992 bytes)

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