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psy - gentleman.exe

Eran Vaterfeld

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 psy - gentleman.exe, “Installer for SummerSoft” by Eran Vaterfeld 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 lp.ezdownloadpro.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SummerSoft  (signed by Eran Vaterfeld)

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.9.24.1628

MD5:
bfc85e82ea94629ec4a53a3e7b11f280

SHA-1:
5569b5d5e7a699209a386f8caab50924f90d469d

SHA-256:
b24f18d3750a6d3816907e36bc3295228407bf7fe4973f5a4772e3a38824c1e1

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:
4/26/2024 9:30:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.5.20

File size:
301.7 KB (308,968 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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\psy - gentleman.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eran Vaterfeld

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/10/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Eran Vaterfeld, O=Eran Vaterfeld, STREET=Shtruk 15, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=64042, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CF0201F072612C73F4F11FE23420B802

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:RrkX6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+Q4qfYgiMNSNXzsz4d+O5ddKHcZjMUtUS77xg:RrkX63yRl1uqM+gs+1lGSNXzSopdgHcK

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 psy - gentleman.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://lp.ezdownloadpro.info/.../PSY - Gentleman.exe

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=301862272&publisher_id=018&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=905586816&external_id=0&session_id=1811173632&hardware_id=2113035904&installer_file_name=psy+-+gentleman

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