photoscape-32-bits.exe

Web Installer

FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application photoscape-32-bits.exe, “Web Installer Setup ” by FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.signstowerranch.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Web Installer

Description:
Web Installer Setup

Version:
3.6.5.4

MD5:
672bbc0f40a864ce9bd9aa4eb51440e5

SHA-1:
8b3723116539c16c5ddbb2dcea864cc0a5e8fafb

SHA-256:
c2e6d40935c2615f2963992848fed291e1de600c6cbafb9ec1ccc0bfa785bea0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:59:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.5.26.6

File size:
1 MB (1,079,936 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\photoscape-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/1/2015 12:03:11 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2016 12:03:11 PM

Subject:
CN=FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=FlashFunnel (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121A5950398A4DC3D7E900C9A7B8CFB022F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QF/GFnQDJ48DOx5N2pjUcA22+V54zsF2jjpIYPcb6bRm7vvEwg0GDlX83tTqVHbp:QF/4n6c0mH8aYW6WbR6vvckqr+nW8

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 file photoscape-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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