extIE_setup.exe

Peter Sulik

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 extIE_setup.exe by Peter Sulik has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Peter Sulik  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8da07e0706740744b66a28dd5614a285

SHA-1:
96f1b53144012aaf337e4285a6f7d93ff1868e1e

SHA-256:
fa96d72d95907ba8d90926b4bbaec9508fff12880d49f1f0a3543066aec3dbf4

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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:
4/27/2024 3:33:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
960

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Adware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Graftor
2014.06.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.155.214

avast!
Win32:InstallMonstr-DD [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3438

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
1.0.20.855

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MegaSearch.ATH
18606

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.21
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
8.14.06.20.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Preloader.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Preloader.B3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
11.2014-20-06_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12463

McAfee
PUP-FEI
5600.7094

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.101
15.0.0.513

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cqkjro
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Kryptik.CCRN
11.20140620

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.20.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PeterSulik.L
14.6.20.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Graftor!1.9C49
23.00.65.14618

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MegaSearch
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

File size:
1.5 MB (1,612,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/27/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Peter Sulik, O=Peter Sulik, STREET=Izyumskaya 11, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03039, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
51664A6CB00BE789CB474E7F25A72C4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2013 4:08:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KPEcaMEbAzTDI8a8Nb5o9SNtb6zVoknd+eXycCF3tzI:KPXlHla8Ny3zVoknd+eXyTF3tzI

Entry address:
0x14438

Entry point:
E8, 04, 41, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 8F, 42, 00, E8, B2, 06, 00, 00, E8, D1, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 97, 40, 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, E8, 0C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
133.5 KB (136,704 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=6820558&publisher_id=820&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=20461674&external_id=0&session_id=40923348&hardware_id=47743906&installer_file_name=extIE_setup

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