corporate identity.exe

Lior Sela

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 corporate identity.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 22 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:
StarApp  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.5.4.1122

MD5:
300b5330ea74bbae039b3b869e187462

SHA-1:
1499cd17a35a72fcaaa361e926c20b371c25bda0

SHA-256:
f4c27b46fc4d73e06fd43e8b1304765a73118535851e1b1861a0b622da79cf5a

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/16/2024 7:34:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.138.132

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-140324

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3526

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17982

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.083

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9581

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
3/24/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.3.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4123

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.03.24.07

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapm
0.28.0.58491

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.03.24.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.S
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14322

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10708

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07LK13
7.2.83

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27690

File size:
284.8 KB (291,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\corporate identity.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6rkec6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+UAw0f0AXW5LB/thRQyA:6rkx63yRl1uqM+gs+Bw0f0j9/jSyA

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file corporate identity.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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=3275998&publisher_id=275&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=9827994&external_id=0&session_id=19655988&hardware_id=22931986&installer_file_name=corporate+identity

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