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94_-_tales_to_enjoy__the_ugly_duckling__eur_.rar.exe

Moshe Karaso

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application 94_-_tales_to_enjoy__the_ugly_duckling__eur_.rar.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Moshe Karaso has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from softwarethebest.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SoftSafe  (signed by Moshe Karaso)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.2.28.1540

MD5:
891cf1ea417d2fd7b50e14389dc4edc6

SHA-1:
f0eda8586796db87c4da9bbaef1163320157a119

SHA-256:
65b6b51b9d48a84c5e4001bf4af44298718a1df615511c4b14b40e4cba0e5c53

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 5:56:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.7.15.9

File size:
281.3 KB (288,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SoftSafe

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\94_-_tales_to_enjoy__the_ugly_duckling__eur_.rar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Moshe Karaso

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/15/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Moshe Karaso, O=Moshe Karaso, STREET=Nahum 19, L=Ramat Gan, S=center, PostalCode=52233, C=IL

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

Serial number:
55036D3C9B5C690240A409061736347F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2013 5:49:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2r+yI5RxWBDg7V0eXze6OvA48UEJFeiCLxNw4QC8cdI:2r+yI3sBDJejgP0JHYz1f9I

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 94_-_tales_to_enjoy__the_ugly_duckling__eur_.rar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://softwarethebest.info/.../?product_name=94_-_Tales_to_Enjoy__The_Ugly_Duckling__EUR_.rar&installer_file_name=94_-_Tales_to_Enjoy__The_Ugly_Duckling__EUR_.rar&r=226

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

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

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