picasa-3-9-1-135-81-es-en-win.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasa-3-9-1-135-81-es-en-win.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c75830b6f0120ee839dfa949a51df29

SHA-1:
938bc5d7e1a6ca23dfa60213ebbf729b236816aa

SHA-256:
39bd5742866ab1d8564d2371cd5ca9731432858d6e3be388d22944461764d870

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

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:
12/25/2024 12:25:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Gen
2013.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.106.58

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-140807

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Boost by Reason
Adware.IronInstall.DD
2013.8.27.14

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17069

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.101
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL
8.8888

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/InstallCore.BL!tr
8/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R4.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10294

Malwarebytes
v2014.08.07.06

McAfee
Artemis!EEAD9DB35F75
5600.7045

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.163.1557.0

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.07.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IronInstall.DD
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Backdoor.Hupigon!6.1FD
23.00.65.14805

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallCore
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.08GT13
7.2.219

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08GT13
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
22178

File size:
587.1 KB (601,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\picasa-3-9-1-135-81-es-en-win.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/19/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gyMJfsJFunSSncOVlUZQ8mQqpPVunoceCv/nJntBmDylygG:gyMJfs/unHnrUZwPVuD/JtQ+sg

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:
7.8011

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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