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fpainstaller.exe

FreePriceAlerts

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 FreePriceAlerts” by myVBO has been detected as adware by 7 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:
FreePriceAlerts

Description:
Installer for FreePriceAlerts

Version:
2013.4.24.2028

MD5:
d094e320e4726a6b5a1057f7ffe1ee51

SHA-1:
d29ef6185daf25b9df4776373fff696fd7ac6427

SHA-256:
1360c228ed80f3bf13d495101cbef76eca59e8ceb05c78fbebf710f5398e0649

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 6:06:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
2013.12.16

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17448

F-Prot
W32/AddInstall.A
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Artemis!D094E320E472
5600.7069

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.M
14.7.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Fednu.upv!1075354744
23.00.65.14712

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.24.3

File size:
2.3 MB (2,379,280 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0

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:
5/10/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2013 4:59:59 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:
1D23E52C70371EBEA800A8FDB3606CF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 1:49:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gUp74Li3C0TVhHJvcIOCCLlkArNofUZde4pTb8sVmCzhILp:gUSe3nnyhycCfsNTRmCVILp

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:
7.9987

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=7765950&publisher_id=765&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=23297850&external_id=0&session_id=46595700&hardware_id=54361650&installer_file_name=fpainstaller

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