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photoscape-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application photoscape-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.winstally.com.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
346f53ebaba034e778ac46b281e2dde1

SHA-1:
b834943c24ed41aae543af74e49515de67ae68ce

SHA-256:
8a729cf52d43319283b64fa5a483e9d9465c1bb530953a0ff88cc3e0736af310

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 7:10:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
9.9734

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.31.9

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.59608

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.DownloadAdmin.Bundler (M)
15.9.4.15

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
28674

File size:
612 KB (626,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 7:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7rdiMybLCUVSG+u46LDu/eoABSafzNsZGwEL:7+bLcG+Ivu9ABrLWZpU

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9692

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file photoscape-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.winstally.com/download/.../?id=68733&btnid=1&lp=aw

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