image composer 1.5.exe

Lior Sela

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 image composer 1.5.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 36 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:
2013.5.4.1122

MD5:
c7c07fef49a80c2c77c81a4a63dd34a4

SHA-1:
f528e11cf7645f65b3101abc26beb1c0db80d37a

SHA-256:
3658e651a0cd77fab36281ddb6db067d1481a4550e6858a605b36b693ee367d8

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/16/2024 5:08:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.639227
6744632

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2015.03.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.214.232

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-150308

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2016.0.3176

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.639227
1.0.20.335

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6646
0.98/20163

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17982

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.067

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.639227
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
3/8/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.639227
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Generic.639227
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.14.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15196

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2377

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2015.03.08.04

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!13921D944D6B
5600.6832

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.639227
16.0.0.201

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapm
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Application.Generic.639227
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.291664
15.03.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.03.08.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.3.8.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932
23.00.65.15306

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10010

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.StartPage.Win32.18918
2.0.0.2091

File size:
284.8 KB (291,664 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\image composer 1.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 6:59:59 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 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6rkec6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+UAw0f0AXW5LB/thRQyJ:6rkx63yRl1uqM+gs+Bw0f0j9/jSyJ

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:
7.9537

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file image composer 1.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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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