saveas.exe

Setup

Itzhak Shternberg

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 saveas.exe by Itzhak Shternberg has been detected as adware by 37 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:
Premium  (signed by Itzhak Shternberg)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.10.11.1607

MD5:
245f1cd5107b3680902f5307fb128c36

SHA-1:
5fce2d0a51f012d7eb05fcca8392aaf7cb5fe122

SHA-256:
2536d690fd10075b641aee4d23eac871303dd57933fff978f3d8e675a1543f3b

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/16/2024 7:38:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.580856
358

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.07.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.141.56

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-CG [PUP]
2014.9-160212

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2017.0.2836

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallMate
4.0.3.16212

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.580856
1.0.20.215

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.742388
0.98/19047

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bundledz.C
18046

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.448
9.0.1.043

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.C potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
2/12/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMXY
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.580856
11.2016-12-02_6

G Data
Application.Generic.580856
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.674

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallRex
v2016.02.12.04

McAfee
Artemis!6B25EC526DDE
5600.6492

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.580856
17.0.0.129

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpjt
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Backdoor/W32.Clack.301504
14.06.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.02.12.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Itzhakshte.Gen
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.ItzhakShternberg.Installer (M)
16.2.12.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16210

Sophos
PUA.InstallRex
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallMate
9329

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.aDQSBaD
37.0.10856

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CG0942F6.RDXN
7.2.43

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28012

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16891
2.0.0.1805

File size:
294.9 KB (302,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/8/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2013 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Itzhak Shternberg, O=Itzhak Shternberg, STREET=Belkind 2, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=62154, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009DFDC7DD83734FFB61F158A9759A6F69

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2012 5:35:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AkGd1DZxlWelOlMVDrcuJSsT4/ZOrss40AJq5aGI+MZX0RoeVJEmdX6a:AkGd1XlHlOqVncoTM4ssSJY3I+fVekKa

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:
7.9559

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

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=66400256&publisher_id=640&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=199200768&external_id=0&session_id=398401536&hardware_id=464801792&installer_file_name=saveas

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