mandela- long walk to freedom 720p brrip x264 - yify.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 mandela- long walk to freedom 720p brrip x264 - yify.exe, “Installer for HostIt” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 30 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:
HostIt  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
HostIt

Description:
Installer for HostIt

Version:
2014.3.5.2001

MD5:
8635b3b5f8ed2b2a98ed3af8eee01b3a

SHA-1:
4d96fad5ad221ebc5f3496a2034b8c8722f7f573

SHA-256:
5b76174aaf750831d452aa4aa342faa54b32019ed77024697af1878ab786a229

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:41:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
838

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/AntiFW.b.46
7.11.179.162

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BI [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
InstallRex
2015.0.3316

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
1.0.20.1460

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
19854

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.29
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
8.14.10.19.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4161048
10/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.10.19.10

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.65565
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvftwg
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.AntiFW.321240
14.10.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.FF
14.10.19.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.AntiFW!6.15D5
23.00.65.141017

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.153
2.0.0.1960

File size:
313.7 KB (321,240 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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mandela- long walk to freedom 720p brrip x264 - yify.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:LrwbUzkuvcBYC47l2xXPgTOEpkDwSXV3exjt4+cUax4U4XCPCX9:LrlkuveY3o1DDwsx+t9Cx4Uwii9

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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)