creativecloudset-up.exe

Adobe PhotoShop CC

Innovative Systems LLC

The application creativecloudset-up.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from photoshop-cc.13-72848-179142.53e95aaca5fa2.dablecdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe PhotoShop CC

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
1a3aea6e64d63aaba92efe9518360e63

SHA-1:
57b0c62cd3df10b83075ac87fc85ba69fc8e41b0

SHA-256:
d1603d6b216b6565d4a04b893c541235d0a1b24eba6ad95dbf460a5c25ca9a3a

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:08:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140919

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10240

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.09.19.10

McAfee
Artemis!1A3AEA6E64D6
5600.7003

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.T
14.9.19.10

Sophos
Generic PUA FH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.262

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
32142

File size:
489.7 KB (501,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\creativecloudset-up.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2014 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 12:53:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kKcHzmt5TFgU21xwYyThc6xUCYSYY3Z4mJ1:UHzmtQz1xRyBTYYJ4mf

Entry address:
0x333E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file creativecloudset-up.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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