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alexa_setup.exe

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Andrey Globin

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application alexa_setup.exe by Andrey Globin 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 installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
a management they of  (signed by Andrey Globin)

Product:
and

Version:
5.9.0.0

MD5:
27c5d855374c37767726ca222489c18c

SHA-1:
7507d9718716363ff50dd04904c6528ac4f7f878

SHA-256:
c8faae30137e4858b4aa704018197a230a4b6732ef517f7f792b01ddabfdc56c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:40:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.AndreyGlobin.Bundler (M)
16.2.4.15

File size:
880.8 KB (901,944 bytes)

Product version:
5.9.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
model

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\alexa_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Andrey Globin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/17/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Andrey Globin, O=Andrey Globin, STREET=Gagarina 4, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02094, C=UA

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

Serial number:
6534084D6A4B724011508EF1B5AD13D6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2014 9:24:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:e99uZZuOtjBvK0rgFPPrawsrImyW7yoEBd6Mub79w17+:nZGJxsr3b7C2bN

Entry address:
0x109DB

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 21, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 21, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D1, 49, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 90, 37, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
103 KB (105,472 bytes)

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=59465236&publisher_id=946&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=178395708&external_id=0&session_id=356791416&hardware_id=416256652&installer_file_name=alexa_setup

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