downloadsetup.exe

Yakov Cohen

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 downloadsetup.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Yakov Cohen has been detected as adware by 39 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:
2013.7.4.1638

MD5:
e56f27e4cee33d0f32b484418c2566b8

SHA-1:
789665bb1d527f20e55fe477ab2c7e825cebd6cc

SHA-256:
ab3028d4e56cf68f222813e5e7cd070f79d7ff35272ec3cd1a1c08d265c34632

Scanner detections:
39 / 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 8:12:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.570790
411

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
15.12.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.143.80

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]
2014.9-151220

AVG
AdInstaller.P
2016.0.2889

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstalleRex
4.0.3.151220

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.570790
1.0.20.1770

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.560923
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18102

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.0354

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.570790
8.15.12.20.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
12/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.570790
11.2015-20-12_1

G Data
Adware.Generic.570790
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.942

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2015.12.20.01

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!68DB4CA7270C
5600.6545

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.570790
16.0.0.1062

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfila
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Adware.Generic.570790
11.20151220

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9472436
14.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.12.20.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.12.20.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.151218

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
9436

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0FCQ15
7.2.354

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0FCQ15
10.465.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28214

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Injector.Win32.56002
2.0.0.1783

File size:
291.8 KB (298,792 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\downloadsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2013 4:59:59 PM

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 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rrk/9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFYjwrShcFvViiyeVMPNuyloTaTuEG4:rrk1u6/eIo4+mhcF9iiyaMPNFlo534

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:
7.9528

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file downloadsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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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