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codec-c.exe

Setup

Artua Vladislav

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 codec-c.exe by Artua Vladislav has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.premiumstorage.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by Artua Vladislav)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.2.1.1348

MD5:
8ca830b6c0c0f8de4191b687709bda8d

SHA-1:
7c781dce7418e5f30f143dfe93a483c3fdbd480e

SHA-256:
456f098c00cccdb3c9593f5c5d727f4bac560dd24fc35a21c6d6f8e0ff30586c

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:20:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NJV
1030

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen5
7.11.140.220

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-W [PUP]
2014.9-140410

AVG
AdInstaller.PremiumInstaller
2015.0.3508

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NJV
1.0.20.500

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Agent-5590
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.Agent.kir
18038

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.97
9.0.1.0100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NJV
8.14.04.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate
8.9629

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NJV
11.2014-10-04_5

G Data
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Allpremiumsoft
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11637

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NJV
15.0.0.300

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.reyjr
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.04.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.10.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ArtuaVladislav.H
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.Agent!6.AFE
23.00.65.14408

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.NJV
10674

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTALLMATE_0000000.TOMA
7.2.100

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27966

File size:
250.1 KB (256,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\codec-c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/15/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=haRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51281, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
302242B18FB354EA399140DBBA22B786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2012 8:12:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ExS9bljwkVieLKyF0fY6Fncxr/Ya0Ux6wfegXyH1:ExcbBwkVikIfYiDa05wmyyH1

Entry address:
0x149F

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, F6, 57, 66, 89, B5, E4, FB, FF, FF, 89, 75, F4, 89, 75, FC, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, DC, F9, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 22, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, A0, 32, 40, 00, E8, 8A, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, E9, F7, 01, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, 58, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 48, 3C, 03, C8, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 0F, 85, BC, 01, 00, 00, 81...
 
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Entropy:
7.9451

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file codec-c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.premiumstorage.info/v58/?reffer=http://www.gorillavid.com/.../8mm5yogczqqs

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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