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picasasetup.exe

ICS Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasasetup.exe by ICS Setup has been detected as adware by 11 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 www.myfree-app.com.
Publisher:
ICS Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
376a59987b2c43f8cf869d3ce1eae82f

SHA-1:
c25445fcc762714e41dc062e2d67ad815f6fe454

SHA-256:
ec6650272bca69506c15088828bb43e99eee750b62aa5b46e427e5b3c6310678

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/30/2024 3:26:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.185.104

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3291

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.RB
20071

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.InstallCore.BV
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14007

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgosg
0.28.6.63362

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ICSSetup.L
14.11.13.18

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
34232

File size:
840.4 KB (860,576 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\picasasetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ICS Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ICS Setup, O=ICS Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Gush dan, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

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

Serial number:
401AE9F3E475B300437336E84E319A7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PIvJrwKnxE81i6Yk7TQx1yuC88MsfQJO4ELY8dVzv1:PUpySiSTQx1yjMsfSItN

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:
7.8752

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.myfree-app.com/?dl=1&dr=c3aW7mcm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1wIKNPcdnmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhVVTvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAjczAjARATiRvm5EIKiWXzA3NjAzNTAyNja=&campaignId=9jn0ATLFATc4AZMq

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