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picpick_inst.exe

Wiziple software

The application picpick_inst.exe by Wiziple software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Wiziple software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eb6295296ae732ed17264ef52d2e7b74

SHA-1:
74fb3ace8bfdf719084c60a6fd13d5609d48af87

SHA-256:
41b18bcfa11860ad4d86cdeab1f8a9f79650f43d4c9ec4a46006072b9e0ed4a0

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:20:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN
8.9377

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
8.7 MB (9,144,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wiziple software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wiziple software, OU=IT, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Wiziple software, L=Seoul, S=Seoul, C=KR

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:
25EB771F5CB956E0421118BBAB072A89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:b7D8QEiQ1d2gJOTBk4FWS4Op3tC64JlHGL8zPs4oW8bdGWGl/S5pEv/Z:b7D5Et1d2gJgBm8354JNE8z0W8ZGjNSy

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9822

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/84/16/.../picpick_inst.exe

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