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Romome

PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application photoscape.exe, “Romome Setup ” by PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Romome

Description:
Romome Setup

Version:
4.8.3.6

MD5:
118ebb016db01debe95bcdb78c30deae

SHA-1:
95eb9a7804f82955a6b283964e4f2ac1f5ae3165

SHA-256:
186e973031ebc9b956a2361317a58ee6c6ae494b046b6a3715ed9762a8263e9f

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/14/2024 3:06:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.3.4.1

File size:
963.2 KB (986,280 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 9:49:33 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2016 8:17:41 PM

Subject:
CN=PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=PlatformFlash (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215691C3B6E032A08894E88B37F278AE4B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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