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Roadpass Trading Ltd.

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-v.exe by Roadpass Trading has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from storagenl.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by Roadpass Trading Ltd.)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.8.16.1900

MD5:
72ba4ddaacd848af6efefa00ee5bed62

SHA-1:
97c1f1ed821cb97155ea10ec2715c4a395085f41

SHA-256:
ee230fc03f7a57058e2417328e05eb08697c616e31b5229bd5aaa5e0d203baf5

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/23/2024 5:28:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
16.8.4.15

File size:
292.1 KB (299,072 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-v.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Roadpass Trading Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2012 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2013 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Roadpass Trading Ltd., O=Roadpass Trading Ltd., STREET=Grigori Afxentiou 8, STREET="EL.PA. Livadioti Building,", STREET="3rd floor, Office 306,", L=Larnaca, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=6023, C=CY

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

Serial number:
7CEA38597BE5145D4B71FF0ECD5A4F37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/27/2012 10:01:25 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jW2BYfqw6CDk8s4ai2b6ZYuXfXf4AoYq03Os19z1scZjvF+AWFXoMWL:jW2C1VDJebqXfwgr3XRscp+AKoX

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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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://storagenl.info/v202/?reffer=http://.../vnxul8p4t953

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=299488412&publisher_id=994&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=898465236&external_id=0&session_id=1796930472&hardware_id=2096418884&installer_file_name=codec-v

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