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ext_setup.exe

Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application ext_setup.exe by Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9132cb736066cb8ebcb12cb941243cd2

SHA-1:
645091d8bcc333e7fcb426307a68fba753294504

SHA-256:
5d63db173f480d6792f3f0db79e98f4bf8bbcf9a8c39318fbcf641106f8380a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:35:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.12.10

File size:
693.6 KB (710,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\ext_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
1/8/2014 9:24:34 AM

Valid to:
1/8/2015 9:24:34 AM

Subject:
E=drozdov54@hotmail.com, CN="Open Source Developer, Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov", OU=Sedro Soft, O=Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Certum Level III CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
4E05AFB21C1318DB8A2C0669760C9050

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2014 10:26:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1089B

Entry point:
E8, BE, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 21, 42, 00, E8, 9F, 21, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 51, 4A, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 10, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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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