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hardwell-cobra.exe

Shlomy Golani

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application hardwell-cobra.exe, “Installer for SummerSoft” by Shlomy Golani 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SummerSoft  (signed by Shlomy Golani)

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.9.16.1852

MD5:
4993548fbc1c8f7aaac2ef8eda301c9a

SHA-1:
76350a6d97c78db8d9396f81b0a3ef455ced591e

SHA-256:
1c3fc65bc023121a5a6327b70ae7f8284bb6aa80ce1a5d23d6ff1da76e68c547

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:
4/19/2024 3:22:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.6.28.8

File size:
313.6 KB (321,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SummerSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomy Golani

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/17/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shlomy Golani, O=Shlomy Golani, STREET=Wingate 56, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84428, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009FC86200EC0FF58D1C39395238030858

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Gr439uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFaVotkXpTUCqtG1d0vgrOmhMAnzL:Gr4Nu6/eIo4HSqXCca0hMKn

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:
7.9477

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file hardwell-cobra.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.storebox1.info/v916?product_name=Hardwell-Cobra&filesize=8.52&product_title=Hardwell-Cobra&installer_file_name=Hardwell-Cobra&product_file_name=Hardwell-Cobra.mp3&product_download_url=http://allmuz.org/audio/203714715/177844657/Hardwell-Cobra&reffer=http://.../

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=23781262&publisher_id=378&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=71343786&external_id=0&session_id=142687572&hardware_id=166468834&installer_file_name=hardwell-cobra

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