extie_setup.exe

overall and perhaps – custom from

Eran Vaterfeld

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 Eran Vaterfeld 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from appwebbvip.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
profiler heart of software The  (signed by Eran Vaterfeld)

Product:
overall and perhaps – custom from

Version:
5.3.0.0

MD5:
6ee4c65bd5fde09a53bf6b1af0ae9aef

SHA-1:
b21fc524d781a9a351e950f66f293109e0cb763d

SHA-256:
a961feca3c9c90df4368da9d8e856d9e5c0f8434b60b9eec6e45e5a22fa0a792

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:
5/15/2024 11:00:32 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.EranVate.Bundler (M)
16.3.20.5

File size:
1.8 MB (1,900,840 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
a

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/9/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/10/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Eran Vaterfeld, O=Eran Vaterfeld, STREET=Shtruk 15, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=64042, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CF0201F072612C73F4F11FE23420B802

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 4:22:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:zt1CSz3IcTXepjsfE/THYNo7Xo+GB6b/YtSe:hLfTXepjsxN/+GogtJ

Entry address:
0x18BBB

Entry point:
E8, 97, 7C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, EE, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 0D, 00, 00, E8, A2, 03, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 2A, 7C, 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, E3, 44, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

The file extie_setup.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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