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installer_photoscape_english.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_photoscape_english.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from za.fileprogram.net.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
86a1f54dee118b77cdc797141612b5ba

SHA-1:
cf4d9a285cff747683584b3ddbb736a774acca1f

SHA-256:
16b79156de5bc97344446b8a2989668a50ab3bc4f5546b7d66c2b3169eabdc52

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
1/13/2025 11:56:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3377

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28459
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.19.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7033

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.CC
14.8.19.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

File size:
885.1 KB (906,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xiVyJS4RgEshTutE4dHwp5fo4KSUgWHsZ1+/WNJTvP:k0OEshTspwp5VKS/WIgkVP

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://za.fileprogram.net/.../download?p=ZA&tmuid=ea69b40efb033725eb984fbbfb793c57

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