jakarta commons cookbook pdf.exe

Yakov Cohen

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 jakarta commons cookbook pdf.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Yakov Cohen has been detected as adware by 27 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 Yakov Cohen)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.7.4.1638

MD5:
e1c047027fde6ee4d5322003a6d850b2

SHA-1:
aa99330404bf4364699e9212eb053cc61ed9aa81

SHA-256:
3470806f95597335f6443c251ebac58395dad9c18577651acdbbe5eb85761e4c

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
5/10/2024 4:01:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.571948
1013

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
14.04.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/MSIL.Agent.cfgz
7.11.145.120

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]
2014.9-140428

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.571948
1.0.20.590

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18179

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.0118

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.571948
8.14.04.28.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9729

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
4/28/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.571948
11.2014-28-04_2

G Data
Adware.Generic.571948
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3950

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.04.28.02

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!E1C047027FDE
5600.7147

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.571948
15.0.0.354

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfdab
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.28.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.CC
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14426

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28650

File size:
301 KB (308,176 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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jakarta commons cookbook pdf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/2/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yakov Cohen, O=Yakov Cohen, STREET=Rodenski 10, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69360, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009AF809F48BC879375BE578151D15C51C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 5:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ArV99uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFJPh84dEAXPNYN6JYTBMdedAs77IL:ArVDu6/eIo4484dEAqnM2J78

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:
7.9332

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file jakarta commons cookbook pdf.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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