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Avi Podavsky

The application setup.exe, “Installer for WinterSoft” by Avi Podavsky has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tarma Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from superfilesdatak.asia.
Publisher:
WinterSoft  (signed by Avi Podavsky)

Product:
WinterSoft

Description:
Installer for WinterSoft

Version:
2013.10.31.1157

MD5:
56d644271d1dc8b2d14c51554aeb9642

SHA-1:
f64fc479a7f4a25094d04fe04f16fa757821a179

SHA-256:
22ca92df93b564bca45b5bf28b69980b0de34a211764eff0cecdf4f35cd40786

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:08:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
360

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2015.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.P.2
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AH [PUP]
2014.9-160210

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
1.0.20.205

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-1
0.98/20382

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.LL
18105

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1541
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
8.16.02.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.L potentially unwanted
10.11536

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
2/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11755

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.683

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2016.02.10.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!EB13D2DD0FDC
5600.6494

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crdwjq
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan/W32.AntiFW.311464
15.04.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.02.10.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.AviPodavsky.Installer (M)
16.2.10.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.25
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9332

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16843
2.0.0.2155

File size:
304.2 KB (311,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 WinterSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Tarma Installer

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avi Podavsky

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/19/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/20/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Avi Podavsky, O=Avi Podavsky, STREET=Rabina 8, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=69395, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5D3DDFA793E1D90EDC661CF311773BF6

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:Irkw6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+tPvpqvpQAy+L9hMk+W60z4RRWa:Irkw63yRl1uqM+gs+tPvEpPy+rMzua

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:
7.9593

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://superfilesdatak.asia/v388?installer_file_name=Setup

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