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codec-c.exe

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Artua Vladislav

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 codec-c.exe by Artua Vladislav has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. 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:
2012.3.7.1650

MD5:
43136563cff77dcd3142739d7b3123e9

SHA-1:
aee8320e48a856f2c40634c9815b1437c69affc7

SHA-256:
9cb97ebfa9c475ed54d16589b0fdc1aff2d967d736914b8cdd1b48a55f51ef27

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
5/4/2024 12:56:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NJV
948

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.InstallMate
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen5
7.11.139.26

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-R [PUP]
2014.9-140701

AVG
AdInstaller.PremiumInstaller
2015.0.3426

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NJV
1.0.20.910

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.250295
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.Agent.kir
17999

Dr.Web
Tool.InstallToolbar.95
9.0.1.0182

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NJV
8.14.07.01.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate
8.9600

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NJV
11.2014-01-07_3

G Data
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fastdownload.exe (Adware)
2014.9.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Allpremiumsoft
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11637

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NJV
15.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.reyjr
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.04.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.07.01.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ArtuaVladislav.H
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.1528
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.NJV
10510

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTALLMATE_0000000.TOMA
7.2.182

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27768

File size:
254.6 KB (260,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/14/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/14/2012 7:59:59 PM

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:
2/20/2012 5:53:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:R38FQXwb+GtmvcRdlLKmRMnQ7GK8y6MtqU8zn1b+v0PIB9IpIj:R3Ib+GRdencGKl856jIej

Entry address:
0x14A3

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, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, C4, 32, 40, 00, E8, 82, FB, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FD, 00, 00, 00, E9, 13, 02, 00, 00, 50, 68, A0, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9440

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 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=7253800&publisher_id=253&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=21761400&external_id=0&session_id=43522800&hardware_id=50776600&installer_file_name=codec-c

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