download.exe

Yakov Cohen

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 StarApp” by Yakov Cohen has been detected as adware by 38 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:
2013.7.23.2048

MD5:
6586a4c59b4e713e1285044131a8b717

SHA-1:
ff81a6ff6ad40d1262f5032a31bd022c1c276e89

SHA-256:
0a158d1f7da558cb395c098f2993d3afaa2d28a46e9151ba14de56486cbbf0ec

Scanner detections:
38 / 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 7:41:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
5970718

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
15.05.10

Avira AntiVirus
TR/MSIL.Agent.cfgz
7.11.150.214

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]
2014.9-150510

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.3113

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.15510

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9471100
1.0.20.650

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.560923
0.98/20392

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18306

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.0130

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
5/10/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9471100
15.5.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.8.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12155

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2061

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2015.05.10.07

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.6769

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.572921
16.0.0.390

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfdab
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Adware.Generic.561651
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.300096
14.08.07.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.05.10.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.5.10.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Agent!6.38D
23.00.65.15508

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9883

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8403
2.0.0.1796

File size:
293.8 KB (300,832 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:

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:Irk29uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFruKBCkW1vN8d5kGZUB1mGmafKgsJkwgBgx:IrkOu6/eIo4e1ivEKnmGmCBsJkE

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:
7.9542

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.

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=21347314&publisher_id=134&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=64041942&external_id=0&session_id=128083884&hardware_id=149431198&installer_file_name=download

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