harold and kumar escape from guantanamo bay.exe

Lior Sela

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 harold and kumar escape from guantanamo bay.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 30 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:
StarApp  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.5.1.1725

MD5:
199ab50f631eea50cdef671b7c6ed253

SHA-1:
8057509fbf1a04271d09e7e3fb2b845597fdd050

SHA-256:
fd4e5821dfaa86a680937a60530abd73218dbd7a23011dbfec0f56cc5463d8cc

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
5/8/2024 6:39:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.487482
974

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.06.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
140531-1

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3452

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.487482
1.0.20.780

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18446

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.487482
8.14.06.05.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
6/5/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.487482
11.2014-05-06_5

G Data
Adware.Generic.487482
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.06.05.06

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!199AB50F631E
5600.7108

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.487482
15.0.0.468

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfikv
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.06.05.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
6.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.l
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.25
23.00.65.14603

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10561

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
29800

File size:
284.9 KB (291,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\harold and kumar escape from guantanamo bay.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

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:mrk96Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+8/NaAgOkvuXBehFmU07sBm8GfBpO10:mrk963yRl1uqM+gs+84CkvmPA10

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:
7.9538

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 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=6219484&publisher_id=219&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=18658452&external_id=0&session_id=37316904&hardware_id=43536388&installer_file_name=harold+and+kumar+escape+from+guantanamo+bay