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picasa_setup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application picasa_setup.exe, “App Setup ” by Dova Network (New Media Holdings) 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.myfree-app.com.
Publisher:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
App Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

MD5:
66b7b288a00c85c6672688818d185454

SHA-1:
0a8ca4b178c9b844802adcc951476610c14f25f4

SHA-256:
294c8da30898b9f1548f2d90c63967dc7d781088a5b63a4929159c7d968348d6

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:
12/25/2024 12:18:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.4.17.12

File size:
822.6 KB (842,312 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 10:13:24 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 10:13:24 AM

Subject:
CN=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121EA6FC07B9DEE393ABBAEF1AA874D6483

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:tDStGegTc26EWmvv59fwIzP9SumzC4zTQdmI1mLeyBBZ8VH6VfeTSAV0l3:tDStjgY26EW4v5hKLSsakfeTXV0B

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:
7.8721

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.myfree-app.com/?dl=1&dr=c3aW7mcm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1wIKNPcdnmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhVVTvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAjczAjARATiRvm5EIKiWXzi0NZAzNTAyNja=&campaignId=9jn0AjAwNT7dAZMq

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