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chief.exe

Shlomy Golani

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application chief.exe, “Installer for SummerSoft” by Shlomy Golani has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The setup program uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.
Publisher:
SummerSoft  (signed by Shlomy Golani)

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.8.29.1517

MD5:
19561557a792bbda704a9fb52ea238d6

SHA-1:
ddf50998c36949c746e23bf981aa5983d6244687

SHA-256:
6d6d149a0c88ba69f6b43667df89b4dbf751c6bb38c4d9dc9f53bc2ff9153892

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:42:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Z [PUP]
2014.9-151020

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1442
9.0.1.0293

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of download.exe (Adware)
2015.10.20.10

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.1248

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2015.10.20.10

McAfee
PUP-FDX!B50872A2FFF2
5600.6607

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpjj
0.28.0.58873

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.8.23.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28115

File size:
296.5 KB (303,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SummerSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomy Golani

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/16/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Shlomy Golani, O=Shlomy Golani, STREET=Wingate 56, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84428, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009FC86200EC0FF58D1C39395238030858

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:irkI6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+1bL28uDrexqtreJA3/fkqnZr8uyaNPl7JCK:irkI63yRl1uqM+gs+1+tPexUuA3/fBZR

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:
7.9598

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://masterzillionpro.info/v688?product_name=Chief&installer_file_name=Chief&product_file_name=Chief&product_download_url=http://d5.sharebeast.com:80/d/.../Chief

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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