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saveas.exe

Setup

Moshe Karaso

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 saveas.exe by Moshe Karaso has been detected as adware by 31 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 Moshe Karaso)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.12.16.1955

MD5:
e721f3a3fa8a663343b7bc3c6930eab2

SHA-1:
d20ef91cc9db8225aef2c5ffdde81f34441083f8

SHA-256:
070c41ca24187220d8ac12e6ef57f0a7660fa3ab7b14a4fc9de08e119df1b7d5

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:08:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.625619
860

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Rogue.8553178
7.11.176.202

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UZF [PUP]
2014.9-140928

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.P
2015.0.3338

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.625619
1.0.20.1355

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-175
0.98/19447

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.V
19721

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.893, Adware.Downware.448
9.0.1.0271

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.625619
8.14.09.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.E potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
9/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Adware.Generic.625619
14.9.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fastdownload.exe (Adware)
2014.12.9.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallRex
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13597

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallRex
v2014.12.09.01

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.625619
15.0.0.813

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkppi
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Badur.306272
14.10.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.09.28.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MosheKaraso.G
14.9.28.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Backdoor.Clack!6.1D
23.00.65.14926

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10332

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.StartPage.Win32.17440
2.0.0.1945

File size:
299.1 KB (306,296 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
Signed by:
Moshe Karaso

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/15/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Moshe Karaso, O=Moshe Karaso, STREET=Nahum 19, L=Ramat Gan, S=center, PostalCode=52233, C=IL

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

Serial number:
55036D3C9B5C690240A409061736347F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/30/2012 1:03:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:orn+9UarEuMEvjr24HtrxTUGFVENL5Pqsoqbx69IEJKxjfvgoJl:orn+9jEsX2utrxAG7ENL5P0qbuIEJ4jf

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:
7.9608

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.

http://storagenl.info/.../?affiliate_id=k3

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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