set-up.exe

Adobe PhotoShop CC

Sevas-S LLC

The application set-up.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Adobe PhotoShop CC

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
cf041587d8bb4bc19a9d9d18668cec92

SHA-1:
3a22e93838d64693dccf30f97ec30371a5c48677

SHA-256:
92a8d4b08e88efb8c4a18ee29e1c68fa435337700aa650c219a35207d8e8819b

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 8:42:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Sevas.Q
7.11.137.190

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3479

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0130

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9557

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.03.19.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.G
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14508

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
27510

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.10

File size:
475.4 KB (486,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\set-up.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2014 6:59:59 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 6:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WaC36efavFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfY2:IqCuFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBY2

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 set-up.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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