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gimpinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application gimpinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.get-soft-free.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.9

MD5:
c77bdfc47d9d4f6dd5ce2b1cb78bb28a

SHA-1:
7738bffcea27f3656f28a6cbc8b1f0fbf8839c4d

SHA-256:
2ff1452a1003ef13c8f07b9e7d58c59400a492c3625400adbb08c5525792d2b9

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/26/2024 12:56:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140924

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14924

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10391

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.9.24

McAfee
Artemis!C77BDFC47D9D
5600.6998

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.N
14.9.24.6

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0906
7.2.267

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
32966

File size:
334.2 KB (342,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 8:50:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:MxhI2PGhYc4icnFahnLgwuICpogK7z7ytjGLXKrukuIt:6i2Ohwigah8K7z7yYLarPPt

Entry address:
0x166520

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8491

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

The file gimpinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.get-soft-free.net/dl/38/895/38/.../

http://i.get-soft-free.net/stub/NEXTUP/.../GimpInstaller.exe

http://inst.get-soft-free.net/dl/38/17488/38/.../

http://inst.get-soft-free.net/dl/38/18171/38/.../

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