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codec-v.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-v.exe by Artua Vladislav has been detected as adware by 34 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:
2012.5.23.1736

MD5:
64f244591c6b456ce9e581abc50d8ab4

SHA-1:
8c53f92996a3ae9b688efecb3e65825169d20a32

SHA-256:
24d2e3c2624bcef5a093ea6f8e2faa11a1a369d494cdd2e5938c1e058783614b

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:00:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.376680
654

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.InstallMate
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
15.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Bundledz.C
7.11.137.190

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-CJ [PUP]
2014.9-150422

AVG
AdInstaller.PremiumInstaller
2016.0.3132

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.376680
1.0.20.560

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downware-591
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bundledz.C
17951

Dr.Web
hacktool program Tool.InstallToolbar.79
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.376680
8.15.04.22.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.376680
11.2015-22-04_4

G Data
Adware.Generic.376680
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.23.6

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Allpremiumsoft
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallRex
v2015.04.22.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A74B15D4E53B
5600.6788

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.376680
16.0.0.336

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpkm
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Adware.Generic.376770
11.20150422

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.8750467
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.04.22.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.WebPick.Installer
15.4.21.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Bundledz!6.11CB
23.00.65.15420

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallMate
9921

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CI1954E8.RDXN
7.2.112

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27510

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16965
2.0.0.2080

File size:
268.3 KB (274,696 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-v.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=HaRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51282, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2E891F383001DD159332A0D089F55CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/6/2012 9:44:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3PqWM4kmSjw/GYjgMOGHuHyohoaZ1bJQC9Hy4Dym8JIKLaxqRPrqAJB:3P7ZbBLuHySDQChy4Om8JIg00jqAJB

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, BC, 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, 98, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9515

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://www.premiumstorage.info/.../

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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