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photoscape-32-bits.exe

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PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application photoscape-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 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.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
a0ed85df98656c52557d8ed865819327

SHA-1:
7cb0cbbd4d3a6933f93d5524b39392acc118431d

SHA-256:
b6176e17e72c1eaf3c92dcfcb0204ddef90bd0a00457a224242180df26028915

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
12/27/2024 6:38:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3075

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KT
22480

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.554
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.205.16273

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.06.17.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.6.17.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40828

File size:
760.3 KB (778,496 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Program Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\photoscape-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/3/2015 4:35:15 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 4:35:15 PM

Subject:
CN=PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DDA327300B7FD7777CE500CFAD4E93F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C0AZGsktLX+SfwKuYnRRCb9uy9sfht56SrWXzxiohHfyoyPVpQgWUOLUKRskYhHe:C0AZ6LuquSRQ0Tt5NrOz4OfyoyVpRpaf

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-47-57.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.47.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-189-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.189.255:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-88.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-120.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.120:80)

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