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city of heavenly fire by cassandra clare.epub.exe

Stas Kosmov

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 city of heavenly fire by cassandra clare.epub.exe, “Installer for TopApp soft” by Stas Kosmov has been detected as adware by 31 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:
TopApp soft  (signed by Stas Kosmov)

Product:
TopApp soft

Description:
Installer for TopApp soft

Version:
2014.5.26.2303

MD5:
b20183fea912a0cd553a3232c477e46c

SHA-1:
ca8058a5a3c14171ef8433444f002204aecf21fc

SHA-256:
f4781bc8b8590716eaa7096c4992c36b5476e178c7bf5dd246f3a97d40b71220

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 9:08:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11459746
937

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AntiFW
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.07.13

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.G
7.11.160.72

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BX [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3415

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11459746
1.0.20.965

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Antifw-7
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18849

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.2627
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11459746
8.14.07.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11459746
11.2014-12-07_7

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11459746
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Kosmov
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12701

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2014.07.12.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.7071

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11459746
15.0.0.579

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.07.12.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.m
14.7.12.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.AntiFW!6.17F7
23.00.65.14710

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.221
2.0.0.1857

File size:
315.1 KB (322,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 TopApp soft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\city of heavenly fire by cassandra clare.epub.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Stas Kosmov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Stas Kosmov, O=Stas Kosmov, STREET=Levitana 21, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03083, C=UA

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

Serial number:
7A2834207C5588F506D3CF09661E12F2

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:hrYbUzkuvcBYC47l2xa6g4FhwjZd/9d1XKxlo/ecwrHs5Yil:hrdkuveY36kjZP/XKxlSZAHW

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:
7.9540

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file city of heavenly fire by cassandra clare.epub.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://applicationgrabb.net/.../City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare.epub.exe

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=7688362&publisher_id=688&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=23065086&external_id=0&session_id=46130172&hardware_id=53818534&installer_file_name=city+of+heavenly+fire+by+cassandra+clare.epub

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