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Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

Photoshop CS5

Sevas-S LLC

The application Photoshop_12_LS1.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 es.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Photoshop CS5

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3f06d0f6ecfa2e90d7e9f1358b61e22b

SHA-1:
17b2bcfff4f8d97693c2187de9608b410635271c

SHA-256:
704acd3baa099eea3df6ec7a07b3ea76b25321683ea17d357aef63310caa32d4

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:
11/2/2024 11:16:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3508

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9638

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
14.0.0.4037

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.10.02

McAfee
Artemis!3F06D0F6ECFA
5600.7164

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.Q
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14408

Sophos
Generic PUA BH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
28026

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
475.4 KB (486,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\photoshop_12_ls1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
527471E53862E2F90AB45ED4ACB8F4C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 7:52:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CaCIlgYvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYg:kILFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYg

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:
7.8778

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file Photoshop_12_LS1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 18 URLs.

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/94ccc2d95c73c5eea645c147e783248e/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/KUocpwwm1Y1xeRnEZAHDJw/1397597867/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/d4e734c753a6383c765225c34d2d5cc0/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/a1adf3333d3a942b40fdfb2dc73c4565/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/0NqH6gPGnWQuO-6QQuRr4g/1396880033/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/4rEXQceX2LHTsa6XdBaxgw/1395711405/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/730968e43be3c79292135612b3903b09/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/RdmsOGrbp9kvV3o_Syl8NQ/1396055954/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/13afaa0e8199fa9d29b58a7e3cc18650/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/wk_9gMpOV3WN_lxBDNLXbA/1395863784/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/0lsuQYH4swhxNm7Q2ZUXcQ/1395224414/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/Y2CJmBzyZ5DzzGJ-7yPjKw/1395542031/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/VN1f4ODjv1gdGqk5AbURtw/1396340330/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/0bdf584f8c10f84279132c61e15b931e/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/bRxFHjsAFvv3YZ7KvV76hQ/1396064084/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/209b05e8246db10359b7757fc30ae1a9/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/zbTDgbd15SVIerHU2pRVwg/1395969887/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/4fbe1758296e11b1201328770bf0d0e5/.../3/.../1/Photoshop_12_LS1.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-66-175.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.66.175:80)

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