avast internet security license file avastlic.exe

Ruslan Musin

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 avast internet security license file avastlic.exe, “Installer for AllaboutApp” by Ruslan Musin 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
AllaboutApp  (signed by Ruslan Musin)

Product:
AllaboutApp

Description:
Installer for AllaboutApp

Version:
2014.5.14.1120

MD5:
82d80cc196cca8936e7e985d5e398274

SHA-1:
64f2eb06eb97cd0b3343a7b80f177c24f002b617

SHA-256:
2c6c4ad5e6b261011ccb5971233b92a400db4eed9f854e51dc8c8d594bbfea54

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 1:16:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.1.24.13

File size:
314.6 KB (322,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 AllaboutApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast internet security license file avastlic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/13/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ruslan Musin, O=Ruslan Musin, STREET=Raketnaya 24, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03028, C=UA

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

Serial number:
1AD41E574D496EAB815CF0E1000D52C3

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

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 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)