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against the current.exe

Lior Sela

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 against the current.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 36 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.

File name:

Publisher:

StarApp (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:

StarApp

Description:

Installer for StarApp

Version:

2013.5.19.1708

MD5:

8dbca0818766f16d9e92cfc5f6210378

SHA-1:

3534b38f5bf761f81f3f5269bdd4dd53a402811b

SHA-256:

30dcf91bdad2afb8c6cbeca592520691eee68aca7c16b93c6fa198d3d2fed46e

Scanner detections:

36 / 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:

4/24/2024 5:11:36 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Trojan.Generic.10455437

909

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.TSULoader

2014.08.10

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen

7.11.141.52

avast!

Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]

2014.9-140809

AVG

MalSign.Skodna.Pick

2015.0.3387

Bitdefender

Trojan.Generic.10455437

1.0.20.1105

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Installrex-2

0.98/19268

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG

18044

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1166

9.0.1.0221

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.Generic.10455437

8.14.08.09.09

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstalleRex

8.9635

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstalleRex

8/9/2014

F-Prot

W32/InstallRex.B.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Trojan.Generic.10455437

11.2014-09-08_7

G Data

Trojan.Generic.10455437

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of olympus has fallen 2013 eng dvdrip xvid-coalition.exe (Adware)

2014.10.11.8

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.InstallRex

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.176.11659

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3431

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installex

v2014.08.09.09

McAfee

PUP-FHQ!292844A6BC64

5600.7043

MicroWorld eScan

Trojan.Generic.10455437

15.0.0.663

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapk

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan.Generic.10455437

14.04.03.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/TSUploader

14.08.09.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM20.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Trojan.AntiFW.B5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Adware.WebPick.Installer.T

14.8.9.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C

23.00.65.14807

Sophos

InstallRex

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallRex/Variant

10431

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_SPNR.08HM13

7.2.284

Trend Micro

TROJ_SPNR.08HM13

10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.AdLoad

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Installerex/WebPick

28012

File size:

284.8 KB (291,672 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

TSULoader.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\against the current.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Lior Sela

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/21/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/22/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/12/2013 1:51:45 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:drk+6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+1Mn3xGjPwWDfXezXFdr/o:drk+63yRl1uqM+gs+1ZwWSbr/o

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9530

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file against the current.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://documentssitey.asia/.../?product_name=Against the Current&installer_file_name=Against the Current&r=772

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=8764694&publisher_id=764&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=26294082&external_id=0&session_id=52588164&hardware_id=61352858&installer_file_name=against+the+current

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