photoscape-3.6.5.exe

PhotoScape

Innovative Systems LLC

The application photoscape-3.6.5.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PhotoScape

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f35c5c005a46d3295b1898461837e1e1

SHA-1:
e534dac97d69d9f5dadaef1656f88345bb781764

SHA-256:
63bd73d10d6eb96b4eb9a3d04665b06d2a557f9320c5c2c8c2f918ebe70abbcb

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 8:59:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140822

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3374

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.08.22.06

McAfee
Artemis!F35C5C005A46
5600.7030

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.O
14.8.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA OF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.234

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
31722

File size:
489.8 KB (501,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 2:59:59 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 2:53:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+KcP/BjCsHtACDEAGRgKQdkruEM9KMa8YLc9ebNa1Eu8G:KP/ga2CI1Rg/OrbM9kieRiEu5

Entry address:
0x333E

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, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file photoscape-3.6.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://photoscape.joydownload.com/get_file/wUia6yjQOMvI2nuzWf/oQkEsmlc8LXj/R1ytI4 C9bYr7nv4vG1snpNbP0ykYrj2LTDllEZTa2mNEKqtG78lheA01s3eDQmb7Sj6BEf1qnD8gffbvJ2cg2gIq5Q6kVRQXzWtDDRnwpx1qn64SGjaSr5W2sXlJTxEYr84PU1Hc/.../HD3j8RqTzbYpRs6ve4GkbnFWzYHlQq173E5Erd3vhhvybaBn13XyEcQe5MKxUX7rtJCSiCdjbbVJV91kbW0o8 ilFwhgjAS7mg==

http://photoscape.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv A8/yan9np5ktEPJgTta7HuZiro0l8bOGGGCeilCr50ybpq1obEUx6avCX9BlTwuny iefa7dPcm3Ed MllkV4BXnSnACw1zJxtoWipCyPMXb9CztnkKWJPPas5bBINOb2zEmh0O8TPLAkjnqqnGCAvatC6kbR3W3ux61DOmP9kA5q7dsSoZDJW3sG3D7193F1JvMG4zwTqZel/.../86xhR0ufXjGsngW2cvYfQ==

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