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download.exe

article or multiprocessor information

Sergey Panov

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application download.exe by Sergey Panov 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 installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from applicationgrabb.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SQL  (signed by Sergey Panov)

Product:
article or multiprocessor information

Version:
2.2.0.0

MD5:
f453504048171af7d95fa1ce4c99d8d1

SHA-1:
4867c2ffc640f5f793c09c44384d45c36d08f901

SHA-256:
13b2e3d37552ffa39a27fad6879009eab7686e52a97be7fe2ac9290935abaadc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 1:19:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
16.8.4.6

File size:
748.2 KB (766,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
so and

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Panov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/25/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/26/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Panov, O=Sergey Panov, STREET=Nevsky 34, L=Hiev, S=centr, PostalCode=03062, C=UA

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

Serial number:
67EDB237B456844DA741B5D82EEC432C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2014 7:53:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6dOc5Y/8ePQq3nmrJabEP52oK3AIUzRiEd6e8BIoX9krQvyNWoMQIeWBSh+C6:6djfePQUmQbEhBYU0YMkrZIe83

Entry address:
0x15AEB

Entry point:
E8, 87, 7C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, C1, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 0D, 00, 00, E8, A2, 03, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1A, 7C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 53, 45, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7750  (probably packed)

Code size:
129 KB (132,096 bytes)

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

http://applicationgrabb.net/a01e12940180953b49081333c482cfac/HDvau/dl.php?id=1404270725932187172&r=http://dowcnloadboox.info/v1195/?&q=Download&product_name=Download&installer_file_name=Download&cor=1&q=Download&reffer=http://.../rc.php?Id=538b58f65612127aff09cf6d0d9f5721&__rnd=9380595ecf39b94c23e0744babfab4e4

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=298677802&publisher_id=986&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=896033406&external_id=0&session_id=1792066812&hardware_id=2090744614&installer_file_name=download

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