setup.exe

Setup

WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

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 setup.exe by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS has been detected as adware by 28 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 WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.11.5.1435

MD5:
7360ece501313c73d0d0b690998c732d

SHA-1:
2226d22428bb92f72c5c5a3d5ada31afeefd78ec

SHA-256:
b199c4895829977992ae9e93b70b2d73349bff79d8862e8ac9bcd713737dcf6c

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 8:55:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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]
2014.9-140809

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3387

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstalleRex
4.0.3.141011

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
9.0.1.0221

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMXY
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.11.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.3119

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpjt
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Backdoor/W32.Clack.301504
14.06.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.09.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WEBPICKINTERNETHOLDINGS.F
14.8.9.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.141009

Sophos
PUA.InstallRex
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallMate
10307

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.aDQSBaD
37.0.10856

Trend Micro House Call
HV_INSTALLEREX_CG0942F6.RDXN
7.2.284

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28012

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16891
2.0.0.1805

File size:
293.2 KB (300,224 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/24/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, O=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
69BA3E5E7FA6543891BD41AC3F494F15

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/1/2012 2:51:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fQhV7UxvhbCNWThRd7HHzeKmdICyzMffA0/Lrq7QjX9OS:fQhlIvdwCHHzdsICyzMfbjrq7QrYS

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:
7.9577

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 URL.

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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