free-studio-2013.exe

Free Studio

Sevas-S LLC

The application free-studio-2013.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 8 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:
fec382edf2878c9529bacaae1b66dc85

SHA-1:
cdffcd8b65eaa18b03668e94fe5d100043ce7707

SHA-256:
de508e443c455695ea7ea8af991c6822e32602014a43ef46d8ed98990f7a8a4d

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:53:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3368

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0241

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9598

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.08.29.02

McAfee
Artemis!FEC382EDF287
5600.7024

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.Q
14.8.29.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14827

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
27762

File size:
473.4 KB (484,800 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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2013 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2014 3:29:59 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:
527471E53862E2F90AB45ED4ACB8F4C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 4:22:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xaCFp0vFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYa:v/8Fhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYa

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:
7.9160

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/Cv9P1muhzCDFmkMIfX3hWQ/1395854555/1/3/1/.../free-studio-2013.exe

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