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Moshe Karaso

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 Moshe Karaso has been detected as adware by 35 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 Moshe Karaso)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.2.28.1540

MD5:
32cea8ad8ff1699cde7801d80f668f81

SHA-1:
bc9f37c656a68912ac45831e7124622bbe3798b3

SHA-256:
a540421bd0d6350b75c459817f3cdccc23658196043c3f1653f07f47278cc78f

Scanner detections:
35 / 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 9:50:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.10010889
829

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.XPACK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
14.10.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.145.74

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TRK [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Bundle
2015.0.3307

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.10010889
1.0.20.1505

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.404217
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18166

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.836, Adware.Downware.980
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10010889
8.14.10.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
10/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/AdInstall.D.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.10010889
11.2014-28-10_3

G Data
Trojan.Generic.10010889
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallerEx
v2014.10.28.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!EA9C80D2EDED
5600.6963

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.10010889
15.0.0.903

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.csjsgk
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.10010889
14.04.25.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.10.28.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.I
14.10.28.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.141026

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
10271

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28606

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8456
2.0.0.1789

File size:
281.1 KB (287,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

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:
Moshe Karaso

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/15/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Moshe Karaso, O=Moshe Karaso, STREET=Nahum 19, L=Ramat Gan, S=center, PostalCode=52233, C=IL

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

Serial number:
55036D3C9B5C690240A409061736347F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 10:49:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Xr+yI5RxWBDg7V0eXze6OvA48UEJFeiCLxNw4QC8cdY:Xr+yI3sBDJejgP0JHYz1f9Y

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:
7.9550

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://softwarethebest.info/.../

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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