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downloadsetup.exe

Setup

Artua Vladislav

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 downloadsetup.exe by Artua Vladislav has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex 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:
Premium  (signed by Artua Vladislav)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.1.2.1547

MD5:
2fce606835092284bc3d67dcd14d6921

SHA-1:
b459ca9cb75faa301c4cbaa4ecb82269f3945b57

SHA-256:
1de3f16ef73fed03cf79a1e9056e94502f657bcd4e063ddd772628aa3c44fe30

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 10:34:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-CJ [PUP]
2014.9-150720

AVG
Adware Agent.E
2016.0.3042

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.97
9.0.1.0201

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.C potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadsetup (78).exe (Adware)
2015.7.20.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15476

Reason Heuristics
Threat.WebPick.Bundler
15.4.19.1

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CI0538CD.RDXN
7.2.201

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
38882

File size:
241.1 KB (246,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloadsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/14/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/14/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=haRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51281, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
302242B18FB354EA399140DBBA22B786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2011 10:09:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FVuKpQ0ZNZ8QMgOAFqUu7FqQACNWkOhQVfSqxvHCQtdbNLq:FVxZNZlOyqB7szC0QVfpCUJM

Entry address:
0x149F

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, F6, 57, 66, 89, B5, E4, FB, FF, FF, 89, 75, F4, 89, 75, FC, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, DC, F9, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 22, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, A0, 32, 40, 00, E8, 8A, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, E9, F7, 01, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, 58, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 48, 3C, 03, C8, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 0F, 85, BC, 01, 00, 00, 81...
 
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Entropy:
7.9422

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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=20457542&publisher_id=045&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=61372626&external_id=0&session_id=122745252&hardware_id=143202794&installer_file_name=downloadsetup+(60)

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