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ares-mod.exe

Stanislav Kabin

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 ares-mod.exe, “Installer for FreshApp installer” by Stanislav Kabin 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 www.programas-gratis.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
FreshApp installer  (signed by Stanislav Kabin)

Product:
FreshApp installer

Description:
Installer for FreshApp installer

Version:
2014.7.31.1602

MD5:
0a7d8c2676e436382fa4251092b70ec8

SHA-1:
17d0fc4572b301d88806c59bd656e8f50ad8eda4

SHA-256:
e842a162983b80b35e2d3d221f85d36a098fdc046edcbf5f3323c8a7113b3221

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:
4/19/2024 4:44:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.2.12.11

File size:
314.3 KB (321,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 FreshApp installer

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares-mod.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Stanislav Kabin

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
6/23/2014 5:28:15 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 5:28:15 AM

Subject:
E=Stanislav.Kabin@hotmail.com, CN=Stanislav Kabin, O=Stanislav Kabin, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
3469022839E88D596EA6FE14C990AF76

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:krvbUzkuvcBYC47l2x0vOppHKip3Hrcgrz/xHWS1JAC:krkkuveY3oXpHggf4S1P

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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Entropy:
7.9537

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file ares-mod.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.programas-gratis.net/.../ares-mod

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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