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gimp.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application gimp.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.bestsw.net.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
df85b1aa1f07defdf25b042aa59d3447

SHA-1:
bb759a911ceda030d86ff4a81352160a48b017b3

SHA-256:
ccd7b37bc3cf93dddac3d01e29590845e985a9eeb08a0b866b8d4e1e0f659dc8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:17:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSo.Bundler (M)
16.8.10.23

File size:
263.3 KB (269,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/18/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 10:04:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2qn8Hvbbf+1oHgumLTdPqFDSD4MtgtsZjJga0p7foSb/U2c3:Yvbj8LTdPqZSD47tcjMToSb/U2c3

Entry address:
0x16D530

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 55, B9, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 21, 95, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9176  (probably packed)

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

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

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/38/2160/74/.../

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