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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from file-download.downloadinfo.co.
Publisher:
Downloadinfo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9fbbbb8ec658cffa32ac49314e960350

SHA-1:
686cb6d6396e7f19e915909b63f42be943c82d00

SHA-256:
9e07e5c03cba032b357a3e6014a63a22b015229a01116a21aec3f5f1dd99e05c

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 3:25:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CJ [PUP]
2014.9-151112

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.2928

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.151112

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.S potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11792

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
11/12/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16251

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2015.11.12.07

McAfee
Artemis!9FBBBB8EC658
5600.6584

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
15.11.12.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.Downloadinfo.Bundler (M)
15.11.12.7

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch Toolbar (not malicious)
41174

File size:
823.4 KB (843,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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:
6/21/2014 10:05:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/uR5EPHvTzS59fZWcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3Ez:zf7zUryKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23aAz

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8739

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://file-download.downloadinfo.co/download/65/.../

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