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Free Studio

Sevas-S LLC

The application free-studio-2013.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 14 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.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Free Studio

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
749f4e750460a50a29b6c1502a92649e

SHA-1:
259490d511fa3d2277a3930debc16288477e2c2e

SHA-256:
07b154d53045479c77f81a8e72e7b390d10f8a432ffe719c398f518fbb61beb7

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 6:54:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3499

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9658

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of dx11.exe (Adware)
2014.7.18.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
14.0.0.3991

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.19.05

McAfee
Artemis!0DC4B7E7ED1C
5600.7065

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.Q
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
Generic PUA DJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0318
7.2.199

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
28184

File size:
475.4 KB (486,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-studio-2013.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 1:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WaCsT0vFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYZ:IsT8Fhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYZ

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file free-studio-2013.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/QX2nol9LYdcPyLPPpnog_w/1397799063/1/3/1/.../free-studio-2013.exe

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