microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe

Seg

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, “Seg 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:
Seg

Description:
Seg Setup

Version:
2.0.1.5

MD5:
878aed5588b571a56d7153264783fb4b

SHA-1:
da120835c253ce67582f7b02cc3dec41bde98687

SHA-256:
5834e484c0e898d7effb60c6a31301ca0f415bf8c57feef8755b2729f3ccf65e

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:58:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.5

File size:
998.4 KB (1,022,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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 5:36:08 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 5:36:08 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9269

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file microsoft_office_picture_manager_2003_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.currentquickbundle.com/c?x=iH5mIW KCGp/sqndwIs/u 6mksY6INrY76Vs 1X4j5E=&c=CjsTdejsH7VP1DykhkPf ZlUeu6Thne4EEDkG0YllhzctVRfAQQ/1Oezx/y40Sjrs8mV6HKzAf0RguEHAvM9wU23QWCoJEqh0IosJ 1JuO9jddxhyrbdKW8OlHAGjGvg0sqZ YSyhW/C wrcebvYmDy85mU305XFuP3KlCpXh4g=&e=0&downloadAs=Microsoft_Office_Picture_Manager_2003_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://www.apponic.com/phome/_download/.../