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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 2 months ago

Is ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE safe? Treat it as suspicious.

An unsigned, unofficial repack of Adobe Photoshop CS3 that four less reliable engines flag with generic labels, while every major antivirus engine stays silent.

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Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't run it until you know where it came from

Avoid running this unofficial build and get the software from the vendor's official site instead. If it has already been run, scan the system with your antivirus kept fully enabled.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

4 of 63 flagged

  • Flagged 4
  • No detection 59
  • No result 8
FileADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE50.4 MBSHA-256 d6f812d78af9…55ea01
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 17y ago
4 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Xcitium and Alibaba Cloud.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

5 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

This 50 MB self-extracting archive installs Photoshop CS3 files and runs a setup script. It carries no signature from Adobe, so it is an unofficial repackaged build. Four of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it with generic trojan labels, none of them major. Our analysis found no high-risk behaviour in the test run, but the file's origin cannot be verified.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • All 15 major antivirus engines reported nothing, and the file has circulated among more than 100 submitters since 2009. Together these point to a repackaged installer rather than active malware.
  • The combined sandbox summary recorded no high-risk techniques, no injection target and no persistence.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 26sandbox rule tags
  • 4spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 40filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as setting up auto-start; no auto-start entry was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE

      d6f812d78af99887428ac0dfa0a7acd9e2ddb8afe6b31a619d89b7c3dd55ea01

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      software.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      cmd.exe

      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\AdobeSetup.cmd" "

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      __tmp_rar_sfx_access_check_25256171

      C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\__tmp_rar_sfx_access_check_25256171

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      1stFiveBySevens.txt

      C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Layouts\1stFiveBySevens.txt

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      23.204.150.28

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      23.46.228.49

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

4 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 71 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 4 of 63 engines flagged it · 8 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial2 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 4

  • alibabacloudTrojan:Win/Injuke.f02193f4
  • Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Agent
  • Trapminemalicious.moderate.ml.score
  • XcitiumMalware@#1n09dul1sq9jb

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 23, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC
SHA-256
d6f812d78af99887428ac0dfa0a7acd9e2ddb8afe6b31a619d89b7c3dd55ea01
SHA-1
706b886309fb3a0e06a0019af5a7788e5a3ce5e1
MD5
3b826c803b6cc694efb76b5748369492

About this file

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE is a Win32 EXE file of 50.4 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 50.4 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jun 11, 2009On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
104 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE safe, or is it malware?
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 4 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE?
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE is a Windows program, about 50.4 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jun 11, 2009.
How many antivirus engines detected ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE?
4 of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE, including Xcitium and Alibaba Cloud. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and ran ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE is d6f812d78af99887428ac0dfa0a7acd9e2ddb8afe6b31a619d89b7c3dd55ea01, and its MD5 is 3b826c803b6cc694efb76b5748369492. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP_BOOKER CS3 LITE.EXE?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 23, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

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