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icreinstall_picasa39_install.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_picasa39_install.exe has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
888eb447d515e266410ff36604d66cd4

SHA-1:
7259837b8e270a60afed4beb1c8da952873a934f

SHA-256:
980fbfb92be22d95bff175c5aec0b9ff5ccfb866af01f537e7bf9a94ad74b285

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 11:17:51 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.115.24

Bkav FE
W32.Clod079.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.CL
17314

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
JS:Trojan.Script.WF
8.15.08.12.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
9.9190

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_ffactory3_install.exe (Adware)
2015.9.23.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10623

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.08.12.09

McAfee
Artemis!8DA0FDF7FB99
5600.6676

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
15.8.12.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15810

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.224

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJH13
10.465.12

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23614

File size:
580.9 KB (594,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_picasa39_install.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9yMJfsG5U4s0UpTxn4uKpiRI/N13ChfhZmQ+nvQ5D6hFHkyyUD:9yMJfsMU4MRAMW/byhfhZmto5D65

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7829

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_picasa39_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://picasa.download-server.net/picasa39_install.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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