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WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application setup.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS has been detected as adware by 35 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 WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.4.10.1655

MD5:
5f3987c1329397c3941945e09fddf0d4

SHA-1:
69129a17264661e447b0872adc02b83649c13bb9

SHA-256:
7d191dcadc75989919ab07bf2e4560a68a60edef96201f841e8310df2981fedb

Scanner detections:
35 / 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 12:20:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.454134
441

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.XPACK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
2014.11.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.183.62

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-151120

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2016.0.2919

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstalleRex
4.0.3.151120

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.454134
1.0.20.1620

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6667
0.98/19586

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
19997

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.980
9.0.1.0324

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.454134
8.15.11.20.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
11/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/AdInstall.D.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.454134
11.2015-20-11_6

G Data
Adware.Generic.454134
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1091

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2015.11.20.05

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.454134
16.0.0.972

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfikt
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.290632
14.03.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.11.20.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.11.20.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.191
23.00.65.151118

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9496

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCloud.Win32.1
2.0.0.1976

File size:
281.8 KB (288,536 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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:
WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/28/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2014 6:59:59 AM

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:
4FA5BF44DCE698E1696C79DDC43E5535

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 3:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:DrkY6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+CRndGvHpIUV1uwi0fa3TXY2qC:DrkY63yRl1uqM+gs+K8HpIUPpi0f2RqC

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:
7.9554

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to r1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

 
http://c1.stylezip.info/?step_id=1&installer_id=34963292&publisher_id=496&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=104889876&external_id=0&session_id=209779752&hardware_id=244743044&installer_file_name=setup

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