microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Mikogod

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe, “Mikogod Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mikogod

Description:
Mikogod Setup

MD5:
2ad321e3973ab8c2ea6eb189efc9c73d

SHA-1:
8ff97c7a242eb9358150dc5219a55dd7ff8f16dd

SHA-256:
dc880c8dcdc87bdbb5a69cbf9051d8c4d8973b26a748de9c25cb89ba3e232c00

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
11/23/2024 9:31:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Apponic.Installer (M)
16.7.13.12

File size:
982.9 KB (1,006,504 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.0

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 4:06:08 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 4:06:08 PM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, O=Apponic, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112154574550B624F5076FE015E009F229EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9Y59l7wS11lynxIgrl6NPXqGKmPZmSxwMwp0OIZKtQHtwWAy:92vEwynxDKXq4pxwMwp0UQNoy

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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