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gadgetbox.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 gadgetbox.exe by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS has been detected as adware by 25 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:
2012.9.27.1933

MD5:
05f7f30e78c55e2a11fa99b7d3ead6db

SHA-1:
a419a93a9d1376d25809e30cf084808210e9c34f

SHA-256:
ee33409d3218ae055e2b7bf746ee291333ed7358febcb315eb452e0197349412

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:22:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.InstallMate
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.06.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.150.16

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AW [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
Skodna
2015.0.3388

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-425
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bundledz.C
18285

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.448
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate
8.9810

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
10/6/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of vaudix.exe (Adware)
2014.10.6.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvbqxj
0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.08.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WEBPICKINTERNETHOLDINGS.J
14.8.8.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14919

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallMate
10434

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.aDQSBaD
37.0.10870

Trend Micro House Call
HV_AGENT_CI1950E5.RDXN
7.2.264

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
29276

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Clack.Win32.181
2.0.0.1791

File size:
292.7 KB (299,728 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\gadgetbox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/24/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2013 6:59:59 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:
8/21/2012 9:07:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:k06sehnP8zOWy66Z6jef4EVZDDdHv3CtnUviZ1RfxiRMz5A8uh36OjBs:k06s2nPeDh6YjI4E3DDxr0RfxMMzi8ui

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:
7.9595

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file gadgetbox.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://storagenl.info/.../

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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