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Lior Sela

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 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:
2013.4.15.1232

MD5:
961f5274406ae52967497ab53783024b

SHA-1:
bac95700f1fffff2791a7b06ebb97dd9ea31058c

SHA-256:
0d68f374656053de6e88e9e639c7fe14f57b54fc0ec35b226cff985583bcae4f

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:
4/26/2024 11:21:59 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
355

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
16.02.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AE [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.P
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.424488
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6667
0.98/20170

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18153

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
8.16.02.14.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.I potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
2/14/2016

F-Prot
W32/AdInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Adware.Generic.424488
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.662

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2016.02.14.01

McAfee
Artemis!DBC3E6441304
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.562979
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crdwiy
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.289784
14.07.04.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.02.14.01

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)
16.2.14.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9324

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Agent.Win32.132170
2.0.0.1779

File size:
284.3 KB (291,104 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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lior Sela

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 6:59:59 PM

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 3:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mrkO6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+qzE5kn9zwC3ngJa0pU3YKaOU:mrkO63yRl1uqM+gs+euq9sC3gfwYKPU

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:
7.9551

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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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