home

need.for.speed.shift.reloaded.exe

Yakov Cohen

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 need.for.speed.shift.reloaded.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Yakov Cohen 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 iframe.applicationsforeveryy.asia. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
StarApp  (signed by Yakov Cohen)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.7.31.1232

MD5:
6410056fd1441344a59c5f10d928fae7

SHA-1:
5b16c4d1c1fc6126258437e713d8e086c9d1641a

SHA-256:
5936cf9d0904bbba4a85bd5d6c6feab7ba6543246afd3771a97e52808ec62fdb

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:
4/17/2024 11:23:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.7.27.21

File size:
293.3 KB (300,304 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\need.for.speed.shift.reloaded.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yakov Cohen

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/2/2012 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2013 4:59:59 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 1:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:brkK6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+ec98xqXDrZnSQ/nJ/X1Y80Fvj:brkK63yRl1uqM+gs+eM8YX3FXs80p

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9566

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file need.for.speed.shift.reloaded.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://iframe.applicationsforeveryy.asia/lpo/dl.php?t=1375353001&id=23074594374750480&r=http://.../v726?product_name=Need.For.Speed.Shift.RELOADED&installer_file_name=Need.For.Speed.Shift.RELOADED

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=284337302&publisher_id=843&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=853011906&external_id=0&session_id=1706023812&hardware_id=1990361114&installer_file_name=need.for.speed.shift.reloaded

Remove need.for.speed.shift.reloaded.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.