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hoodie allen – pep rally.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 hoodie allen – pep rally.exe, “Installer for Puresafe” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Puresafe  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
Puresafe

Description:
Installer for Puresafe

Version:
2014.3.23.1627

MD5:
b476a268cf27f60bb17909fc881b5187

SHA-1:
a0498e47375c85f764c10ae75f2e6d6868929239

SHA-256:
324ee831fe2a504f9ff2b807eab86e8ddb021a6088792a0f5fa0a50f962aa48c

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 6:31:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BI [PUP]
2014.9-150829

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ida_5.19_.0_.egyup_.com_.rar.exe (Adware)
2015.8.29.14

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.12109

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2015.08.29.02

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!539F40C7FFFA
5600.6658

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11210448
16.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11210448
14.05.18.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.7.27.8

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallRex/Variant
9662

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29362

File size:
316.2 KB (323,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Puresafe

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hoodie allen – pep rally.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:yrabUzkuvcBYC47l2xgh2hyP9wUnIG2mQP6vxoG0rkK3:yrDkuveY3N2eHnIPmQP6vqv/

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:
7.9515

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file hoodie allen – pep rally.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://appllicatiionew.com/.../?&q=Hoodie Allen – Pep Rally&product_name=Hoodie Allen – Pep Rally&installer_file_name=Hoodie Allen – Pep Rally&q=Hoodie Allen – Pep Rally&external_id=1395606145193910069&self_redirect=1

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=25339210&publisher_id=533&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=76017630&external_id=0&session_id=152035260&hardware_id=177374470&installer_file_name=hoodie+allen+–+pep+rally

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