picasa-12733-dp.exe

Hico

Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasa-12733-dp.exe, “Hico Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Nifalise   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Hico

Description:
Hico Setup

Version:
2.0.2.8

MD5:
c6e4d6bba8d2156f7fe287050e764eb7

SHA-1:
799cd5cb040a7d9e804926f3dcfeb7a99a7ed052

SHA-256:
70120060a86018884d94e612381adea3a4791f137e944ed7c2ebd434ad5c2e06

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 '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:
11/1/2024 4:37:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.21.9

File size:
1002.1 KB (1,026,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\picasa-12733-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iJ2D03P2/b9Gb7eDa+GrQws4NTGVCE48JbD7Vvs9VK42r:icD0f2/bEJ+k5Op/bVvs9VKt

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 picasa-12733-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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