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Avi Podavsky

The application setup.exe, “Installer for QuickSet” by Avi Podavsky has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tarma Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from superfilesdatak.asia and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
QuickSet  (signed by Avi Podavsky)

Product:
QuickSet

Description:
Installer for QuickSet

Version:
2013.11.20.1837

MD5:
6aa22a07dfabf94d751fb779c4658b6e

SHA-1:
0fb767ec585eff5b7e4204e1799a52f1fdb64184

SHA-256:
ff846c93d95a4c94cbaa920efd7635c17cc30acf9f033521395109488833e936

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 7:37:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.08.04

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.Q
7.11.165.22

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-R [PUP]
140617-1

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
PUA.Win32.Packer.SetupExeSection
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
19074

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1719
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
8/3/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of download free softwaresoftworldhut-download top 10 softwares like idm internet download manager, adv (Adware)
2014.9.12.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2014.08.03.11

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.7049

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crcxkg
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan/W32.AntiFW.310840
14.08.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.03.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.F
14.8.3.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adload!6.EAD
23.00.65.14801

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
10443

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
303.6 KB (310,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 QuickSet

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Tarma Installer

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avi Podavsky

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/18/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/19/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Avi Podavsky, O=Avi Podavsky, STREET=Rabina 8, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=69395, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5D3DDFA793E1D90EDC661CF311773BF6

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:nrkx9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFkXdlP5IO5/OoCVHuy6SHZ86riVZkiize:nrkHu6/eIo4RXdrIO5/OpVHd6Ky6rizv

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:
7.9570

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://superfilesdatak.asia/.../?installer_file_name=Setup&uuid=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

http://superfilesdatak.asia/.../?installer_file_name=Setup

http://superfilesdatak.asia/v388?installer_file_name=Setup

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