browsecoupon_setup.exe

Anton Kulichenko

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 browsecoupon_setup.exe by Anton Kulichenko has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Anton Kulichenko  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1e8af97fb3b5635911a413963a8da58c

SHA-1:
bc573b4c291bf6d8c32af30d253d16ca2ec49861

SHA-256:
bcf2bbd0f134962d43a6d7cfb26562a1b0998a15845aa4591ae6436ac2d7e6b8

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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:
4/24/2024 10:39:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
1018

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.MultiPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Win32.Suspicious
14.04.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.202

avast!
Win32:MultiPlug-Z [PUP]
2014.9-140423

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3496

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
1.0.20.565

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.37
9.0.1.0113

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
8.14.04.23.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug (variant)
8.9710

F-Prot
W32/MultiPlug.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
11.2014-23-04_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
PUP-FID!1E8AF97FB3B5
5600.7152

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
15.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cufkrp
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.23.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AntonKulichenko.S
14.4.23.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.MultiPlug!6.13CF
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
MultiPlug
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28530

File size:
631.3 KB (646,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/3/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anton Kulichenko, O=Anton Kulichenko, STREET=Engineering 7, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01013, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00E406368A873FE17B8962DA09A05F7B2E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/3/2014 10:29:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vAQqwnDRZ9BBmqRQ1mowLI0+UxPvKHviyGDt6Mj78ipwCkv:vdLZ9BcqRQ1YM8QxGR6MP8iiC6

Entry address:
0x11EBB

Entry point:
E8, CE, 49, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 32, 42, 00, E8, AF, 20, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 61, 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, 20, 37, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7289  (probably packed)

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 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=4253274&publisher_id=253&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=12759822&external_id=0&session_id=25519644&hardware_id=29772918&installer_file_name=browsecoupon_setup

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