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newtab_setup.exe

Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application newtab_setup.exe by Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov 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:

Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov (signed and verified)

MD5:

4cb597000cf37a9e5c1607b8e03c2bfb

SHA-1:

f2e01115c4002c64a36ce67e54bbbcef15e12278

SHA-256:

6e78c50fa89ffa8a9d257995d1f4f86958b8ad2d47b1a64392af3ee70080c1f7

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:

4/23/2024 6:10:05 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.WebPick (M)

17.3.13.2

File size:

1.5 MB (1,618,696 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:

Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov

Authority:

Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:

1/8/2014 3:24:34 PM

Valid to:

1/8/2015 3:24:34 PM

Subject:

E=drozdov54@hotmail.com, CN="Open Source Developer, Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov", OU=Sedro Soft, O=Sergei Ivanovich Drozdov, C=RU

Issuer:

CN=Certum Level III CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:

4E05AFB21C1318DB8A2C0669760C9050

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/13/2014 11:06:53 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

Entry address:

0x10E8B

Entry point:

E8, 4E, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, 31, 42, 00, E8, 2F, 21, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E1, 49, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, A0, 37, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Entropy:

7.9137 (probably packed)

Code size:

104.5 KB (107,008 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)

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