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 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:
StarApp  (signed by Yakov Cohen)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.7.4.1638

MD5:
24f53e9f9641272c30edb5885b264df6

SHA-1:
7f9cc352db98180842453915062aac8c7b495ef8

SHA-256:
982fc42a319b00bc5ac4c236ff53f22ce170705c288091ab9d19b39dba36e6ca

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:
4/25/2024 2:24:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.570790
1001

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
14.05.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.143.80

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]
2014.9-140509

AVG
AdInstaller.P
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.570790
1.0.20.645

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
9.0.1.0129

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.570790
8.14.05.09.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9672

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
5/9/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.570790
11.2014-09-05_6

G Data
Adware.Generic.570790
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3891

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.05.09.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!68DB4CA7270C
5600.7135

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.570790
15.0.0.387

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfila
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9472436
14.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.05.09.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.N
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14507

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10615

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2013 7:59:59 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 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rrk/9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFYjwrShcFvViiyeVMPNuyloTaTuEGT:rrk1u6/eIo4+mhcF9iiyaMPNFlo53T

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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