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picasa_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasa_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from securecloudfiledownload1417075445.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dfae634fcad1825cc1522632350542ff

SHA-1:
50a59be5e4bec658bae9a8a8a42561ada10ba980

SHA-256:
3622234da1e9edf7ed867c08beb887a57957e827bc1aa45768630ea89bbb9197

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/20/2024 4:58:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.189.40

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3256

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.24
9.0.1.0353

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ (variant)
8.10789

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14161

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyek
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.M
14.12.19.1

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
35172

File size:
1016.2 KB (1,040,560 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 11:06:41 PM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 11:06:41 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:khkiIwJGcMKCthgEsd+wUoyLKKdi7a8YAh1zgype1K2PV:kaiYN+Escwroim8Cypj29

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:
7.9063

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://securecloudfiledownload1417075445.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloadsf/downloads/75892/.../picasa_setup.exe

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