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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 download.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 36 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:
SoftSafe  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.4.10.1655

MD5:
31fd024ad5744b09db6a23e450a0adab

SHA-1:
b7e24dae98b90a2c48b476de01708977d3b5cbc1

SHA-256:
eb7eb52a0a157bdb9b464c1bd322972d74e98a86e8becb8d6867c7d90f0fecb4

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:22:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
364

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.XPACK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
16.02.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UZF [PUP]
2014.9-160205

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.P
2017.0.2842

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.424488
1.0.20.180

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6667
0.98/20522

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18014

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.036

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
8.16.02.05.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.E potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
2/5/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-05-02_6

G Data
Adware.Generic.424488
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.707

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2016.02.05.03

McAfee
Artemis!DBC3E6441304
5600.6498

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.424488
17.0.0.108

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfiku
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
11.20160205

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.291624
14.03.19.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.02.05.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.2.5.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16203

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9342

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.14871
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Agent.Win32.132170
2.0.0.1779

File size:
283.3 KB (290,080 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SoftSafe

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:
Lior Sela

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 3:59:59 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 12:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YrkY6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+CRndGvHpIUV1uwi0fa3TXY2qT:YrkY63yRl1uqM+gs+K8HpIUPpi0f2RqT

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:
7.9553

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://usefulsoftwareutils1.info/v686

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=60384928&publisher_id=038&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=181154784&external_id=0&session_id=362309568&hardware_id=422694496&installer_file_name=download

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