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Alexey Kurilenko

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 install media player to continue.exe, “Installer for HostIt” by Alexey Kurilenko 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 welovecoupon.eu. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
HostIt  (signed by Alexey Kurilenko)

Product:
HostIt

Description:
Installer for HostIt

Version:
2014.3.6.1511

MD5:
4649f5be96cba8d830402c961ca45807

SHA-1:
2c0dc9bd6457b6f83bd7f6ab2eee775d7cdec4ae

SHA-256:
99dd2cb4ae23b0a063c8b0c85026ac03647823dd9f9398cf5b89df63f557b552

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:
4/23/2024 2:21:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.7.22.9

File size:
314.6 KB (322,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 HostIt

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install media player to continue.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alexey Kurilenko

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/19/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Alexey Kurilenko, O=Alexey Kurilenko, STREET="Str. Sums'ka, 28", L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkivska, PostalCode=61057, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00EC26735E2AD490D07645FA7A606FA1EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SribUzkuvcBYC47l2xdtqsnixBzO7F3PfLwXZoBxBY27vI6wIkhC900mt:Sr7kuveY3yUFbO+Sb5wIGYo

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:
7.9542

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file install media player to continue.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://welovecoupon.eu/v2109?installer_file_name=Install Media Player To Continue

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=273890180&publisher_id=738&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=821670540&external_id=0&session_id=1643341080&hardware_id=1917231260&installer_file_name=install+media+player+to+continue

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