» newtab_setup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details
Network (1)

newtab_setup.exe

Ostap Laponov

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application newtab_setup.exe by Ostap Laponov 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 installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

newtab_setup.exe

Publisher:

Ostap Laponov (signed and verified)

MD5:

795844bbee7bc63dc05a43c0c8faba1b

SHA-1:

b976baa0c7aa046fb9653b328ae9b598a74311e2

SHA-256:

ee6bc1671b61ddad0c368dd78122200485b24a72c838e4b55461baaeeeadf3cb

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.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 2:10:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.WebPick.OstapLaponov.Bundler (M)

16.2.15.12

File size:

1.5 MB (1,558,936 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\newtab_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ostap Laponov

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/8/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/9/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Ostap Laponov, O=Ostap Laponov, STREET=Minskаya 16, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=04078, C=UA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00EA64F94CDE70375038736C9F1C0960DF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/2/2013 7:48:22 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:7xhJv/GZrJHe9JLphhDRNhtnP+TNrgPghelwP5eFVpUwAAgmX0uTxWg9G5Ryk8QO:7fJ/GZ1GPhvhPgNrCgFReUy70VgG87Ay

Entry address:

0xF8F7

Entry point:

E8, 38, 3F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 28, F0, 41, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 2C, F0, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, DC, 07, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 90, F1, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, C9, 07, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 94, F1, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08... 
[+]

Code size:

92.5 KB (94,720 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)

Remove newtab_setup.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.