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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:
c9bf7dd1e8a3e0076a871038a396f947

SHA-1:
e415cef2d0ec2785b4298736215ad112da7c609e

SHA-256:
fc2d5ba9797d30833ba73b545644de4c60ca4ee826a18d5d3ca91f789070b3a9

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:44:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN
8.9252

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
8.5 MB (8,939,872 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:
9/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

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 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:E7/MgturYndedsaGueArKBq1fnqVTI22GCAY4+ejtLKQENqlohl496Ceem3Icm2y:E7EEedsaKxUOzCANIpt3b7PnrjS5r3td

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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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/13/01/02/.../picpick_inst.exe

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