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picasa39_inst.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasa39_inst.exe by IronInstall 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 www.softonic.fr.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
195532746f01dbea7e5eb27a9cac25eb

SHA-1:
92cecd0b04c2872e720d3eee1ccaccaf4cc5e6ce

SHA-256:
2f972ba8c85d0ccd1b0eb974f69ff1869d84528a1b66c5a3fece06b897f34e99

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:
12/26/2024 7:28:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.6.19

File size:
579.6 KB (593,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\picasa39_inst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:I9yMJfshH0zKVFWmQRWMeS2+s3V7B7N4SOlDv0IuhBxn41DaDoiCu4GP8hW:I9yMJfsF0OvYeSTs3VB7N4Y/h4Ba0iVA

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file picasa39_inst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softonic.fr/sads?ev=c&directdownload=1&co=FR&sid=6ec867afdde63bf246b9807af29e6ca7&upv=8e8caec7dfbc739b73d46359067f2553&z=results&sk=0&params=F24F8F4D368AFA5D32C8A90D9EFD1CBAD12D152B5A1F55D3170D5DE3101FD203C5A38D875F3EB8DC6DF1CA6CA812B4AB984268922DFF5E835BA0308F83DA593766BC30ED627D5158B8CDA7D3DA49C2C6713CD6791B94E37CC42DD12199525AA5B3AA24C216E01F1D0F70FB6EF9B341DFB6785BA902C877E48B60CC17D4C9825E&h=5529946C9EADB804C6175D44B2AE4CA4C315FA492FE49F1140604FF8687DFDEF&f=23941&d=http://.../picasa39_inst.exe

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