2nd chapter of acts - mountain tops (rejoice album version).exe

Sergey Petrov

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application 2nd chapter of acts - mountain tops (rejoice album version).exe, “Installer for AppReady Software” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The setup program uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.
Publisher:
AppReady Software  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
AppReady Software

Description:
Installer for AppReady Software

Version:
2014.5.4.1639

MD5:
eae9d3906ac5e177fad21f0a86fe2b50

SHA-1:
5e8d4e3fcaccdc776bd651baa7e9f8919d7792a6

SHA-256:
af9aff64e44f68dd9ddff688a96aa9781137326bc790fabbf4988c20b9b910fd

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:07:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BI [PUP]
140813-1

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-728639
0.98/19310

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.29
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
15.0.0.494

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.FF
14.8.26.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
32210

File size:
327.9 KB (335,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 AppReady Software

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\2nd chapter of acts - mountain tops (rejoice album version).exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/21/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 5:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:prmbUzkuvcBYC47l2xmhRvqW6/FC5vQyQuPBoKa7rrnTezFq3WhzW:prvkuveY3TRvqh9AnvBoKa7r7TezSUW

Entry address:
0x14DB

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 2C, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, DC, FB, FF, FF, 89, 5D, F4, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, EC, 50, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, F7, D6, 33, F7, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 33, F0, 8B, 45, F0, 33, 45, EC, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 33, F0, 8D, 85, D4, F9, FF, FF, 50, 53, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, A8, 32, 40, 00, E8, 43, FB, FF, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file 2nd chapter of acts - mountain tops (rejoice album version).exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to r1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

 
http://c1.stylezip.info/?step_id=1&installer_id=9413062&publisher_id=413&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=28239186&external_id=0&session_id=56478372&hardware_id=65891434&installer_file_name=2nd+chapter+of+acts+-+mountain+tops+(rejoice+album+version)