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saveas.exe

Setup

Itzhak Shternberg

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 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:
2012.12.10.1833

MD5:
e1635f62327ef4c1c0b88ecb37be3b4f

SHA-1:
e1d4afb8197fb40ff1237aea66dc9ff8b68ac0e1

SHA-256:
6293a068b9d0878445ee9e51751d6122aa39095e9d5d01ed3b64f0d7470a15b9

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:
4/25/2024 1:34:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.580856
389

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]
2014.9-160112

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2017.0.2867

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallMate
4.0.3.16112

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.580856
1.0.20.60

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
9.0.1.012

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.C potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/12/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMXY
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.580856
11.2016-12-01_3

G Data
Application.Generic.580856
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.829

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallRex
v2016.01.12.06

McAfee
Artemis!6B25EC526DDE
5600.6523

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.580856
17.0.0.36

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpjt
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Backdoor/W32.Clack.301504
14.06.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.01.12.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Itzhakshte.Gen
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.ItzhakShternberg.Installer (M)
16.1.12.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16110

Sophos
PUA.InstallRex
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallMate
9390

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.aDQSBaD
37.0.10856

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CG0942F6.RDXN
7.2.12

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:
299.2 KB (306,416 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\saveas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Itzhak Shternberg

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/7/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2013 7:59:59 PM

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:
11/29/2012 8:03:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Brns9UarEuMEvjr24HtrxTUGFVENRwUAmkrMj0flMiojhL:Brns9jEsX2utrxAG7ENRwUAKclMF9L

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:
7.9630

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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