What is Adobe Spaces Helper.exe?

Adobe Spaces Helper.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Inc..

Adobe Spaces Helper.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Required\Plug-ins\Spaces\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Adobe Spaces Helper.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

Adobe Spaces Helper.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

Adobe Spaces Helper.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number0e8d5bd8e9b2324fbd1571810d191de0

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Adobe Spaces Helper.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the Adobe Spaces Helper.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1562604784.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\PS\\PS20\\Win64_Release\\20190605.r.83\\photoshop\\main\\plugins\\Targets\\x64\\Objs\\Release\\Lizards\\Spaces\\cefproc\\Adobe Spaces Helper.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "JS",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.077821969986,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5074,
            "time": 3.0120589733124,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5402,
            "time": 1.0157899856567,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5730,
            "time": 3.0200178623199,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6058,
            "time": 1.6586930751801,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6386,
            "time": -0.098161935806274,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6714,
            "time": 1.5934789180756,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15396,
            "time": 1.0460438728333,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19588,
            "time": 3.1410980224609,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "6ed7e87a725c61c1c8958dd08ef630909e9ba953e375d97d25734d6412a03327",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "f553dd1c1061f503ba178246d326c4136c865f0cf136c2cde185614735aa057b",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e0419da5d7acb9e0d843f44eab32573f
SHA2569a246a9f85d03696694f16b2ff17492b016d802911eb4c4476d6ca8196d747e2

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to adobe spaces helper.exe:

adobe spaces helper.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

adobe spaces helper.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

adobe spaces helper.exe has stopped working.

End Program - adobe spaces helper.exe. This program is not responding.

adobe spaces helper.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

adobe spaces helper.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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