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adobephotoshop.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobephotoshop.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 12 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.photoshop-4u.com.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0691c4fdb91cb3f8ffeb318e935960f9

SHA-1:
f8d195d850be85b39319661c1b48da28bf50d513

SHA-256:
020a505232121542cb2ae78ea16fa874b412f6ed235d567fb76e523ddb339016

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:39:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.171.214

AVG
Max Setup
2015.0.3248

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141226

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2014.12.26.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgouq
0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperCoolApplications.O
14.12.26.21

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
787.3 KB (806,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dGvYFxLq7yCIJ8dOJQ4PDOP8ldihT/bxzn:dGcgqQIYWd0T/bB

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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Entropy:
7.8710

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.photoshop-4u.com/?dl=1&meta=crPJ2rWzIrWwUdREUdWjUzWPDrFthXtjcmVP2rldDX0mIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhVVTvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAjAdAjcdNZcRvmt3hXtGDXl3 3vCfSDt2Z1Y K507dP0eXslfSDt j1YcrRP7dVtDKF0fSDj2Z1Y2r5yDdV0fSDu2Z1YIKDZ dF0DKF0OCxWedlmLdVPcmNoOlxWvmV4cHaWed5jDKlCfSDPcZ1Y7Kxw 3Np2rlJ E0mDH7Wedxl2mljDX0mvm5EIKiWXzaFNzcFNjM3NznR&su=aqFEFOx

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