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PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@.exe, “Installer for ApPure” by Sergey Petrov 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from coupoonice.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ApPure  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
ApPure

Description:
Installer for ApPure

Version:
2014.3.18.1735

MD5:
11ce3756ab7e46ac618135b5c08e5dcd

SHA-1:
ffbc353cf38d4b37083155c5bd934209d596b7e7

SHA-256:
f347597b99926648bf9db1a5f3f8b4b0e6b3d3e36723622518c682b0da5339cb

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:
4/25/2024 4:21:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.7.15

File size:
316.2 KB (323,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 ApPure

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pc » g-force full game directplay by globe@.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

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 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lrJbUzkuvcBYC47l2xuNfL2pAgWriSTb3Z9xuzSCR2bS3:lr6kuveY3TT2XdGp9xRC4bS3

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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Entropy:
7.9519

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://coupoonice.com/.../?&q=PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@&product_name=PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@&installer_file_name=PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@&q=PC » G-FORCE Full Game directplay by globe@&external_id=1395430233291770992

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=304927222&publisher_id=049&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=914781666&external_id=0&session_id=1829563332&hardware_id=2134490554&installer_file_name=PC+»+G-FORCE+++++Full+Game+directplay+by+globe@

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