freepricealerts-setup2.3.0-all-adknowledge-10-09-2012.exe

FreePriceAlerts

myVBO LLC

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 freepricealerts-setup2.3.0-all-adknowledge-10-09-2012.exe by myVBO 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 (Tarma) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
myVBO LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
FreePriceAlerts

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.10.9.147

MD5:
4178223e8c19e463b625edd817f9335b

SHA-1:
cf0d5f1629c249c21393e282e1031e257a430d7d

SHA-256:
935acd231d3a4bc8b24aaa8870d6143c9355bf173a9bccd502db82a336e918c6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:44:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.myVBO.Installer (M)
16.5.20.1

File size:
1.2 MB (1,298,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.0

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\freepricealerts-setup2.3.0-all-adknowledge-10-09-2012.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/10/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2013 7:59:59 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:
9/30/2012 8:05:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A42tKgKghuQnDadoibUFsqFzE1M4QN0cLSO+2B2mqWgFNnbt:IKgl/Da+kqpSlcLSIE1NJ

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:
7.9967

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)