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Yakov Cohen

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 download.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Yakov Cohen has been detected as adware by 33 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 Yakov Cohen)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.7.31.1745

MD5:
98f0880a60fc8fffa248bd40ae3bb489

SHA-1:
5cc295d64ae7d85ca0089d99c91d7abd56bcbeaf

SHA-256:
2cb1c948b1a2066bf066e69343ec8e603ff4129871d94a46455455271c56ae04

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:15:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.570707
1017

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
14.04.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.aeph.2
7.11.145.12

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]
2014.9-140424

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.570707
1.0.20.570

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.560923
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18158

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.570707
8.14.04.24.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9714

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
4/24/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.570707
11.2014-24-04_5

G Data
Adware.Generic.570707
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11861

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3969

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.04.24.05

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!98F0880A60FC
5600.7151

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.570707
15.0.0.342

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfilp
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.308096
14.05.21.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.24.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.I
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14422

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10647

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28562

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8403
2.0.0.1796

File size:
293.1 KB (300,128 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)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yakov Cohen

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/2/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yakov Cohen, O=Yakov Cohen, STREET=Rodenski 10, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69360, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009AF809F48BC879375BE578151D15C51C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 8:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:erks6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+ewmb3I1WVIOnfXsnf/AU:erks63yRl1uqM+gs+dmrIEVBfXY/3

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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Entropy:
7.9570

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://applicationsforeveryy.asia/.../gKRypKejZ-7SQLqJd0D2RViA3RHkC3-12RHuCU

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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