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Sergey Petrov

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 AppReady Software” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 34 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:
AppReady Software  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
AppReady Software

Description:
Installer for AppReady Software

Version:
2014.5.4.1639

MD5:
8c039a7f194ddf1ac629b499c0c1dd96

SHA-1:
dcb0b7dff99a7a06cad7de6a182ac6a5ad6f205c

SHA-256:
633c78493727f10dfde11a95277175ba02066d3b717c1d36749f5ede53d756ff

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 2:03:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11420210
875

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AntiFW
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.06.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.BT
7.11.155.54

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BM [PUP]
2014.9-140911

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3355

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11420210
1.0.20.1280

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Antifw-12
0.98/19360

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18573

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.29
9.0.1.0254

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11420210
14.09.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11420210
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Win32.Application.EZDownloader
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of The Girl with the Red Scarf (Atif Yilmaz, 1978) XVID.exe (Adware)
2014.11.4.11

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712422

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.3268

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppReady
v2014.09.11.10

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!2DAFEC145420
5600.7011

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11420210
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan/W32.AntiFW.323712
14.06.01.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.09.11.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.I
14.9.11.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.AntiFW!6.19C9
23.00.65.14909

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.213
2.0.0.1828

File size:
316.1 KB (323,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 AppReady Software

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:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 2:21:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gr6bUzkuvcBYC47l2xvr8B113MzGl+DfOsLkwlOIdWq2sA:grjkuveY37D3h8fO+sIdWq2j

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:
7.9534

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://lp.vaudix.com/.../Download.exe

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=10010156&publisher_id=001&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=30030468&external_id=0&session_id=60060936&hardware_id=70071092&installer_file_name=download

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