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macklemore.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 macklemore.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela 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 filesaredirecty.asia. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
StarApp  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.6.13.1400

MD5:
961d4adf544a4019fdfd8ce49f616d50

SHA-1:
a6fb767dd6f0ed636fc17e006e2cff5d00325928

SHA-256:
5ee4df128e8b6af862ac1727050a0b0eda7aebcbe5d252b627a8f8271c276b84

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:
5/10/2024 3:07:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.6.20

File size:
285.3 KB (292,168 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\macklemore.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lior Sela

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:krkG6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+l96AzqrbuMEdFx7507KAFG9StKWpK:krkG63yRl1uqM+gs+i6ubuhdL2pGiKJ

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:
7.9551

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file macklemore.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://filesaredirecty.asia/.../?product_name=Macklemore &installer_file_name=Macklemore &r=715

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=303722460&publisher_id=037&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=911167380&external_id=0&session_id=1822334760&hardware_id=2126057220&installer_file_name=macklemore+

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