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picasa_setup.exe

Downloadinfo

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application picasa_setup.exe by Downloadinfo has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.download4desktop.com.
Publisher:
Downloadinfo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
584cfe3ffb75322f86f4d96dc8a7a798

SHA-1:
176abf833cfee9edfbc829027dfd97c4635f93ad

SHA-256:
c5209e245ce29ca22fbf2cf8d06ccf6b1cf4cc4d9e280b540cb32c255137f352

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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 1:24:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.200.12

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3236

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28619
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
1/8/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814574

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.08.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.d
5600.6892

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Downloadinfo.M
15.1.8.8

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.C190457F
7.2.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
36472

File size:
582.7 KB (596,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadinfo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadinfo, O=Downloadinfo, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
0086FD7D8A08F1EAEB6084518153EB026C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QI46+PYMG55iWpGTA14Tl6S7p3uJTa2vUENVQznmNbyWy:QI4JPYMG6Y1mUSNSjs2QznqbyW

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9742

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.download4desktop.com/1420387759/DownloadManager/GetALGK3?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&productname=Picasa&d1=140957&d2=78&filename=Picasa_Setup&exeurl=http://dl.google.com/picasa/picasa39-setup.exe&dynamicname=Picasa_for_PC&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=2hhtkaqvi4di9nrvd43bthsi85kgo1s89e2nl4c0hdad75ssivc0-ed8c9627f50d4e2ba3f2c18ebee30060&d=downloadinfo.co&p=Picasa&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265

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