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. 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 www.joydownload.com.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe PhotoShop CC

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f1636d86f8aeb702d353b622388db33b

SHA-1:
70ae3ae9b7156e3758a833685f5547bf0a014187

SHA-256:
dc19cb44ce86ca4f7d8392ce5289fdb16f59e7e9b37f581527732c0f7b91e821

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 11:44:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
17594

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9279

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.1.9.13

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.03.10

McAfee
Artemis!F1636D86F8AE
5600.7262

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.G
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14101

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1214
7.2.3

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.18

File size:
475.4 KB (486,808 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:
1/22/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
5/19/2013 7:52:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WaCzskmTQNvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYx:IzskmTwFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYx

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:
7.8931

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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