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setup.exe

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 setup.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Moshe Karaso has been detected as adware by 34 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:
SoftSafe  (signed by Moshe Karaso)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.2.28.1540

MD5:
c1f32c34ce341ce1bc09cb9e25483567

SHA-1:
6430c2bf2fb96ff8bb7dcdfd22df29639195e481

SHA-256:
22a0894f06edc6974e318521b44e00848ab1b2a2241296d08797cbafe8b73470

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/24/2024 9:52:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9844566
372

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.XPACK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
16.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.144.234

avast!
Win32:Installer-Q [PUP]
2014.9-160128

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2017.0.2850

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9844566
1.0.20.140

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.404217
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18153

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.980
9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9844566
8.16.01.28.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
10.9710

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/28/2016

F-Prot
W32/AdInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.9844566
11.2016-28-01_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9844566
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.746

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2016.01.28.09

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9844566
17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.csjsgk
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Trojan.Generic.10018253
11.20160128

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9844566
14.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.01.28.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Backdoor.Clack.ard
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.1.28.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16126

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28530

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.StartPage.Win32.18718
2.0.0.1791

File size:
281.2 KB (287,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SoftSafe

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
Signed by:
Moshe Karaso

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/14/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/15/2013 3:59:59 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:
2/4/2013 1:49:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Hr+yI5RxWBDg7V0eXze6OvA48UEJFeiCLxNw4QC8cdQ:Hr+yI3sBDJejgP0JHYz1f9Q

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:
7.9550

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.

http://storagenl.info/.../?installer_file_name=setup&affiliate_id=1_exe

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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