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setup.exe

Stanislav Kabin

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 FreeWorldApp” by Stanislav Kabin has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.groove-stream.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
FreeWorldApp  (signed by Stanislav Kabin)

Product:
FreeWorldApp

Description:
Installer for FreeWorldApp

Version:
2014.9.28.1126

MD5:
0b153b736050c2f2825d33297f02d4db

SHA-1:
d9c3d08ef32db93599aa60b1173db6e853237a37

SHA-256:
f3b98e54a8f8fc91889bd8ab96aa0d3f9c8641904b8c8375e08bcf12357968b5

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:
5/19/2024 1:01:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.EM
715

AegisLab AV Signature
Troj.W32.AntiFW
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.11.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.InstallRex.1.4
7.11.187.222

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-DT [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.3193

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.EM
1.0.20.250

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-176
0.98/20079

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
20147

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.2818
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4161048
2/19/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.EM
11.2015-19-02_5

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
15.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2015.02.19.05

McAfee
Program.PUP-FMK
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.EM
16.0.0.150

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.MultiPlug.323216
14.11.21.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.02.19.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.2.19.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932
23.00.65.15217

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10044

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.MultiPlug.Win32.29844
2.0.0.1988

File size:
315.6 KB (323,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 FreeWorldApp

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:
Stanislav Kabin

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
6/23/2014 4:28:15 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 4:28:15 AM

Subject:
E=Stanislav.Kabin@hotmail.com, CN=Stanislav Kabin, O=Stanislav Kabin, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
3469022839E88D596EA6FE14C990AF76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:orcbUzkuvcBYC47l2x6VhrsvjcGUk6u2EOhB6nzuY5POf:orhkuveY3bGkz6zuY5e

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:
7.9505

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://install.groove-stream.com/o/.../Setup.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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