creativecloudset-up.exe

Adobe PhotoShop CC

Innovative Systems LLC

The application creativecloudset-up.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 26 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 www.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe PhotoShop CC

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
1c5ece8dc8cc876a859c5dab6bd964ce

SHA-1:
44a417e9013f0be3f54f86c424a136ab9efd7faa

SHA-256:
fb59edc6e912f6200dd85ab99ba57f6542d2580564ce06ff68cd7ed1954e4d26

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:58:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140812

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3454

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
18463

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.10
9.0.1.0154

ESET NOD32
8.9907

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712333

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.06.03.04

McAfee
Artemis!77464E85E8EB
5600.7040

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.T
14.6.12.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14601

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0528
7.2.154

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30038

File size:
470.4 KB (481,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\creativecloudset-up.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska 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:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 4:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:saC36engvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRf3:qqOQFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTB3

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:
7.9321

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file creativecloudset-up.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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