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Ruslan Musin

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application safeweb.exe, “Installer for AllaboutApp” by Ruslan Musin has been detected as adware by 35 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:
AllaboutApp  (signed by Ruslan Musin)

Product:
AllaboutApp

Description:
Installer for AllaboutApp

Version:
2014.5.14.1120

MD5:
e2e97a5355ccce48ed420afe3def5524

SHA-1:
9893782bc6645235c3cec8835b7e3489c6f5e434

SHA-256:
80f79f69165d37023809d20672bcc4606bdd48fdd5fe0dd55e533bc72e994e2f

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:44:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11626402
5739642

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AntiFW
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2015.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstalleRex.M
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BP [PUP]
2014.9-150427

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3127

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11626402
1.0.20.585

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11289546
0.98/19296

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
21910

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11626402
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4161048
4/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11626402
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11626402
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of download.exe (Adware)
2015.7.27.18

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downloader.InstallRex
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15712

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.2128

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2015.04.27.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.6783

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11431507
16.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Trojan.Generic.11626402
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11431507
14.08.19.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.04.27.08

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.4.27.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932
23.00.65.15425

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.246
2.0.0.2155

File size:
314.4 KB (321,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 AllaboutApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\serv\safeweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ruslan Musin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/13/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ruslan Musin, O=Ruslan Musin, STREET=Raketnaya 24, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03028, C=UA

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

Serial number:
1AD41E574D496EAB815CF0E1000D52C3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9reyVm/tSbUzkuvcBYC47l2xywzjVaXJuM39ZLg5FxXsD+49oCg0our:9rzVm/pkuveY3nwdatzg5fXsD+49lg90

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:
7.9534

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to r1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

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