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gladiator1.rar.exe

Pavel Marchenko

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 gladiator1.rar.exe, “Installer for MountainApp” by Pavel Marchenko has been detected as adware by 19 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:
MountainApp  (signed by Pavel Marchenko)

Product:
MountainApp

Description:
Installer for MountainApp

Version:
2014.6.12.1603

MD5:
23f56e842ef0ab0e235e11887c21402f

SHA-1:
0e9cc1ac7606aa0aaf802fb30ae7e0e385ac80fa

SHA-256:
fbaeedddad4d2b4e82517241dd4d38e73e4f20885201f1aeaf31ab8a3c33a716

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 11:42:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.154.162

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BO [PUP]
2014.9-140906

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3359

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18527

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.2452
9.0.1.0249

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of kitserver13_v13.3.3.1.rar.exe (Adware)
2014.9.7.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.3291

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2014.09.06.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.09.06.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.N
14.7.17.10

Sophos
MultiPlug
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
29708

File size:
315 KB (322,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 MountainApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gladiator1.rar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pavel Marchenko

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pavel Marchenko, O=Pavel Marchenko, STREET=Radistov 34, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02089, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
46402EC14719EBF7B1CB4ADAC69CC041

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 8:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Sr5bUzkuvcBYC47l2xhXcDp5xikxyI3rqrupq0FNhAna9iydforDJ:SrqkuveY3fxikxyI7qSpBAna4ydfEJ

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file gladiator1.rar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://getapplicationmy.info/.../?&q=GlaDiaTor1.rar&product_name=GlaDiaTor1.rar&installer_file_name=GlaDiaTor1.rar&q=GlaDiaTor1.rar&external_id=1402706512697559743&self_redirect=1

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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