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photoscape_setup.exe

The application photoscape_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 photoscape-free.com.
MD5:
e535b0ba5321ab797930fee587812582

SHA-1:
c7602efacea092c5196d27ae2ac3902fc36b7a19

SHA-256:
7e337374dcf32c3d284c4f9d934cf23e0ea86aeed1fe46776c7a9325eddcc6f5

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 6:26:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.121.112

AVG
Skodna.Generic_c
2015.0.3454

Bkav FE
W32.Clod406.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18424

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0155

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
8.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/4/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12292

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.06.04.03

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14602

Sophos
Install Core
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10565

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.155

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
24674

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
625.3 KB (640,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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:d1E0yMJfsGQ7r8dnLPTJ+LRjrHF1sAHTIAsVc9KNCqu1egkulDlhkxQrji:dNyMJfsVr8dnLNehPWZc9sTu18uhlhkv

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7337

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://photoscape-free.com/.../PhotoScape_Setup.exe

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