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fpainstaller.exe

Ziftr Alerts - formerly FreePriceAlerts.com

myVBO LLC

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application fpainstaller.exe, “Installer for Ziftr Alerts - formerly FreePriceAlerts.com” by myVBO has been detected as adware by 4 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:
myVBO LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ziftr Alerts - formerly FreePriceAlerts.com

Description:
Installer for Ziftr Alerts - formerly FreePriceAlerts.com

Version:
2013.8.25.1327

MD5:
aeb8d368385be7d2833adc7fa05cb120

SHA-1:
244ad9a94200b26d7bf96b8aaa72ed9aa5734baf

SHA-256:
a5d49e6969103739d8aa829575e51e1756ebba879fb11a0e98929105fa3cc004

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:06:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18081

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.M
14.7.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14513

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

File size:
2.6 MB (2,776,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 myVBO LLC

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
myVBO LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/5/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=myVBO LLC, OU=FreePriceAlerts, O=myVBO LLC, L=Peterborough, S=New Hampshire, C=US

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

Serial number:
6839CFCEA583E27C0222A8CEDE5E2DAF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2013 9:02:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6KfcQt5yJubwOz2EIHn0wwwlDt39eR+Sum51vuIf5RiZ7nlaCdsp2gbDbv:df9FBHIHXwwJPe+S3d2lzZInv

Entry address:
0x14DB

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 2C, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, DC, FB, FF, FF, 89, 5D, F4, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, EC, 50, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, F7, D6, 33, F7, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 33, F0, 8B, 45, F0, 33, 45, EC, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 33, F0, 8D, 85, D4, F9, FF, FF, 50, 53, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, A8, 32, 40, 00, E8, 43, FB, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9991

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 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=5231382&publisher_id=231&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=15694146&external_id=0&session_id=31388292&hardware_id=36619674&installer_file_name=fpainstaller

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