office-recovery.exe

Stanislav Kabin

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 office-recovery.exe, “Installer for PlutoApp” by Stanislav Kabin has been detected as adware by 20 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:
PlutoApp  (signed by Stanislav Kabin)

Product:
PlutoApp

Description:
Installer for PlutoApp

Version:
2014.8.11.1240

MD5:
190e9fdcd83266ba0ecde4d7dacd1bf5

SHA-1:
48e758e0be759cb48f3ceb4d203b528da68c0729

SHA-256:
d209d59568ec7a5185f4f089e7bbe9665a8bffd88fe2efb45b257ff4db09ff3d

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/27/2024 4:56:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.324119.51
7.11.167.76

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-CK [PUP]
2014.9-140813

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
19190

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0225

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.28.2

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallRex
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
14.0.0.3410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.08.14.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B9B6608660BD
5600.7038

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.14.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.P
14.8.13.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
32210

File size:
315.3 KB (322,896 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 PlutoApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\office-recovery.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
6/23/2014 6:28:15 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 6:28:15 AM

Subject:
E=Stanislav.Kabin@hotmail.com, CN=Stanislav Kabin, O=Stanislav Kabin, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
3469022839E88D596EA6FE14C990AF76

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:OrZbUzkuvcBYC47l2xvsmBljx/NpPOFczFPMKVb0VmMkH:OrKkuveY3anBhVPOCF90VmMG

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 file office-recovery.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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=8927782&publisher_id=927&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=26783346&external_id=0&session_id=53566692&hardware_id=62494474&installer_file_name=office-recovery

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