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farmfrenzy2.exe

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WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application farmfrenzy2.exe by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) 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 WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.7.10.1316

MD5:
940cb500941a4621268972338bd6fd77

SHA-1:
03af89c52ed9da75ff8006d67d8acf777134d5a9

SHA-256:
d0511c95c757d3cfca737da5e04d992b63ef8ed1aa69bc198839e4dc2045254a

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:15:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AG [PUP]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2017.0.2840

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downware-591
0.98/19904

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bundledz.C
20663

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.190.14602

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.02.07.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.WEBPICKINTERNETHOLDINGS.Installer (M)
16.2.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Bundledz!6.141E
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallMate
9337

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CI052837.RDXN
7.2.38

File size:
277.8 KB (284,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\farmfrenzy2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/24/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, O=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
69BA3E5E7FA6543891BD41AC3F494F15

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2012 11:18:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:VOg7hprjhU+z3H9MGsN60N9VxooYThNfTG5SV:VOg7hBlZbdhhK9rxGV

Entry address:
0x14A3

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, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, BC, 32, 40, 00, E8, 82, FB, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FD, 00, 00, 00, E9, 13, 02, 00, 00, 50, 68, 98, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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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 communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to r1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

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