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preview.mp3.exe

Shlomy Golani

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application preview.mp3.exe, “Installer for SummerSoft” by Shlomy Golani 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 www.storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SummerSoft  (signed by Shlomy Golani)

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.8.29.1517

MD5:
8b1e10c797d752002199efba421d5b30

SHA-1:
02f9c1b6aecf1c4c2080313a32f2c86a3f22e877

SHA-256:
7ae13ef9d14084fb72563417480f28cf938fc5e5846c462f9d052faef1e16cba

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:
5/10/2024 10:03:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.11.2

File size:
310.1 KB (317,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SummerSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\preview.mp3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomy Golani

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/16/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Shlomy Golani, O=Shlomy Golani, STREET=Wingate 56, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84428, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009FC86200EC0FF58D1C39395238030858

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:er4T6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+o52lFK4kttZwKX3C43zMEo:er4T63yRl1uqM+gs+o52yV+KXy4zM9

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:
7.9455

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file preview.mp3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.storebox1.info/v916?product_name=preview.mp3&filesize=8.87&product_title=preview.mp3&installer_file_name=preview.mp3&product_file_name=preview.mp3.mp3&product_download_url=http://dc122.4shared.com/img/111887044/8bb64f71/dlink__2Fdownload_2F1ejhvf3t_3Ftsid_3D20120307-175709-9be4debc/preview.mp3&reffer=http://.../

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=312312308&publisher_id=123&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=936936924&external_id=0&session_id=1873873848&hardware_id=2186186156&installer_file_name=preview.mp3

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