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setup.exe

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 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:
SoftSafe  (signed by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.3.17.1307

MD5:
b1913d6d637875884da244593e13a2ff

SHA-1:
b33a3e1f3c580ab6a3bd359937e617f0655d0deb

SHA-256:
eeb2c2a42785f3030d3619326a080726f47616e55f6fa281a518ca46bb6a948a

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:
4/25/2024 7:22:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
2014.07.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.158.178

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AE [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3378

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstalleRex
4.0.3.14818

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-72
0.98/19290

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18790

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.980
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
8/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OGRP
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2014.08.18.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfikt
0.28.0.60577

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.18.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.F
14.8.18.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.191
23.00.65.14816

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
10414

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCloud.Win32.1
2.0.0.1847

File size:
281.3 KB (288,040 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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
3/23/2014 1:59:59 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 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:drke6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+7iofqRRYGBz0tuUIHMy8J3Rc:drke63yRl1uqM+gs+moa1VfByc

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:
7.9544

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=9106590&publisher_id=106&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=27319770&external_id=0&session_id=54639540&hardware_id=63746130&installer_file_name=setup

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