photoscape-3.6.5.exe

PhotoScape

Sevas-S LLC

The application photoscape-3.6.5.exe by Sevas-S 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. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from pl.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PhotoScape

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
b5bcddd1b11aadf074857e1d0e302e98

SHA-1:
5d9b7906c3a67d078c664553b9e1ac93623f4486

SHA-256:
698c7ece8b47ae0e0ef075ce3279d3b93529260f534ec7868ee527a83bd9e0d5

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:
11/25/2024 8:50:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3498

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0111

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9703

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.21.08

McAfee
Artemis!B5BCDDD1B11A
5600.7154

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.O
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14419

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0416
7.2.111

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OpenCandy
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
28456

File size:
475.4 KB (486,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\photoscape-3.6.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska 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:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 7:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:paCrJvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYU:nrNFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYU

Entry address:
0x31B1

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, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8057

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file photoscape-3.6.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 21 URLs.

http://pl.joydownload.com/wi/ugZuxGWLefqgu9kwUXTgkA/1399496745/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/izVErLUo-LpyEU0wmpBmfQ/1398692650/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/9I1bJLqNW-f1X5e86u4jcA/1399561652/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/spquBk0b_o2yo2BxKOAByA/1399332305/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/quyPTTx3KOzej4eRJwJ4-w/1400291340/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/6dhSWdgZp3DhQqHu85w1Hw/1399081385/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

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