f.exe

Andrey Hmelnikov

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 f.exe by Andrey Hmelnikov has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from bestown.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Andrey Hmelnikov  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2c916bb95fd5a840cc68afe86abe82cf

SHA-1:
173bf06c16b8638736b6c0e19b8943e9fe4a3a65

SHA-256:
996699eb9cf8f354bf65f9a4aa77d89e36aed40dc1c41ceae5a12ef6153a9253

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.

Analysis date:
7/14/2025 1:16:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.AndreyHmelnikov (M)
15.8.16.21

File size:
881.9 KB (903,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
6/23/2014 12:25:04 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 12:25:04 AM

Subject:
E=Andrey.Hmelnikov@hotmail.com, CN=Andrey Hmelnikov, O=Andrey Hmelnikov, C=RU

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

Serial number:
727B500ADD12D49F610A094EBFE02E4B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2012 6:22:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yUCQBWXVOSyhSEA2ZOnEzantmc6nEqgU4xM08pQu:yUCQBWFJeA2cOAJ6nEFUeM08iu

Entry address:
0x3EB06

Entry point:
E8, 79, 48, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, C5, 44, 00, E8, E4, 0F, 00, 00, E8, 46, 4A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 0C, 48, 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, D6, 08, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7007  (probably packed)

Code size:
283.5 KB (290,304 bytes)

The file f.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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