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paint.net 4.0.5.exe

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Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application paint.net 4.0.5.exe, “Web Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.komputerswiatportal.com.
Publisher:
komputerswiat.pl  (signed by Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32906

MD5:
deaf417496052fb01830d8794765b2e3

SHA-1:
29b148513fafd9a446cea1a3c696aa0c3fcad1b6

SHA-256:
d55f2091565b7d44c1e61d1925aabede2e0ac67b7ffe59762fe1210dfad2e3df

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:
11/23/2024 9:50:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.1.2

File size:
693.4 KB (710,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\paint.net 4.0.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o., O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o., STREET=Domaniewska 52, L=Warsaw, S=Poland, PostalCode=02-672, C=PL

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

Serial number:
00F58C43870A319F9A7934DFE1C1760EB1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file paint.net 4.0.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.komputerswiatportal.com/?ic_user_id=963

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