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channel.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 channel.exe, “Installer for SuperbApp” by Sergey Petrov 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 storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SuperbApp  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
SuperbApp

Description:
Installer for SuperbApp

Version:
2014.4.8.1812

MD5:
d7e21368ca3f45fcab2771b03cd83720

SHA-1:
cb4efedb98cd82188a5ccd776a6e60b0852cf59e

SHA-256:
5cb813a10cf4430f48af514a8286ee9b6f8c0995eb57b683962daf9ee9c1b74b

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:
5/10/2024 1:16:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.12.10.7

File size:
316.2 KB (323,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 SuperbApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\channel.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/21/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KribUzkuvcBYC47l2xLNaFmoKZLxtHU/TMDkW01eedmQb+xl:Kr7kuveY33FJUo7MDkA6o

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:
7.9520

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://storebox1.info/v688?product_name=channel&installer_file_name=channel&product_file_name=channel&product_download_url=http://d12.sharebeast.com:80/d/.../channel

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=37433918&publisher_id=743&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=112301754&external_id=0&session_id=224603508&hardware_id=262037426&installer_file_name=channel

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