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goat-simulator.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 goat-simulator.exe, “Installer for SuperbApp” by Sergey Petrov 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bitscontentsoftware.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

goat-simulator.exe

Publisher:

SuperbApp (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:

SuperbApp

Description:

Installer for SuperbApp

Version:

2014.4.8.1812

MD5:

5e1d7947e295e3f3fb78b187b6e5c28f

SHA-1:

7b221afbfbf3367019f356a32d9173c7de698630

SHA-256:

21b8b2628c1e175f9673d4bce79a7f55c68d0e20c86a9152729eda0cb07e26ce

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:

5/17/2025 10:53:27 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)

15.12.18.10

File size:

316.2 KB (323,768 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.3

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\goat-simulator.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Sergey Petrov

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/20/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/21/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/12/2013 3:51:45 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:SribUzkuvcBYC47l2xLNaFmoKZLxtHU/TMDkW01eedmQb+xB:Sr7kuveY33FJUo7MDkA6k

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:

7.9521

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file goat-simulator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bitscontentsoftware.com/c?x=ZpabxtXPdpIV2BjWHg6jcXzG8/mDQwMnqL94tZFUVhQ=&c=lpDWXU6z4A 3WYQZ1IUD5XUswuAxoEGKPwc8od2OgoRHPBUhYhDjXStBwg5tmVPFEGntHxjTwX9VMgRjOCaaREF5Su7U2 HU/Oy7ldvmSAd21Kmiv2fbo0cE tTUKylcd8YTKwNaLdzzoou130HFxoptdlAFEkoEPd1I20Q6WYg=&e=0&downloadAs=goat-simulator.exe&fallback_url=http://.../ups.php

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=39136810&publisher_id=913&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=117410430&external_id=0&session_id=234820860&hardware_id=273957670&installer_file_name=goat-simulator

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