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rkelly.exe

article or multiprocessor information

Sergey Panov

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 rkelly.exe by Sergey Panov 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from applicationgrabb.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SQL  (signed by Sergey Panov)

Product:
article or multiprocessor information

Version:
2.2.0.0

MD5:
111681b036e87dcf4bc0365a289179b4

SHA-1:
34c4abf414c9459adfbc72b6f7ff0810208ce320

SHA-256:
f1bcdc7e79d31c7b5a0cf42b699b5148593b549e115ccd0be903cf2cb95ec108

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:09:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.SergeyPanov.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.8

File size:
748.2 KB (766,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
so and

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Panov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/25/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/26/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Panov, O=Sergey Panov, STREET=Nevsky 34, L=Hiev, S=centr, PostalCode=03062, C=UA

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

Serial number:
67EDB237B456844DA741B5D82EEC432C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2014 10:53:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6dOc5Y/8ePQq3nQHAXSj5zAfEofesk27WeqzFSmxd5FCU/DRP7m6R4Wf0jH7zi+H:6djfePQUQgX7puJSmHTC2P66RR8jfid4

Entry address:
0x15AEB

Entry point:
E8, 87, 7C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, C1, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 0D, 00, 00, E8, A2, 03, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1A, 7C, 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, 53, 45, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7740  (probably packed)

Code size:
129 KB (132,096 bytes)

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

http://applicationgrabb.net/dbc7971383f110e7f668520a610ef474/juice_n/dl.php?id=1403646629033982407&r=http://websungamess.info/.../?&q=rkelly&product_name=rkelly&installer_file_name=rkelly&cor=1&sn=1&installer_type=IX_2013&installer_version=4&affiliate_id=_i2&q=rkelly&q=rkelly&__rnd=021bf72a67ae70d45381982316f28ab3

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=48683678&publisher_id=868&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=146051034&external_id=0&session_id=292102068&hardware_id=340785746&installer_file_name=rkelly

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