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photoscape-3.6.5.exe

PhotoScape

Sevas-S LLC

The application photoscape-3.6.5.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from photoscape.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PhotoScape

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ff65209785edcd8eed45422e8ddda780

SHA-1:
cd45d0259252e935d8e51d86bec01333d0677d2c

SHA-256:
fe1216ba7134f2d72d45d619ee049590729fd75a142edb6d9c845b8c8f4c55a3

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:17:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Sevas.B
7.11.124.136

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
17583

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9272

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.02.17.05

McAfee
Artemis!FF65209785ED
5600.7217

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.O
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14215

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1214
7.2.48

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.17

File size:
475.4 KB (486,784 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\photoscape-3.6.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/23/2014 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:
527471E53862E2F90AB45ED4ACB8F4C2

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:gaCbnvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYD:ebvFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYD

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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Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file photoscape-3.6.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://photoscape.joydownload.com/wi/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/1/3/1/.../photoscape-3.6.5.exe

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