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setup.exe

Arie Azulay

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application setup.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Arie Azulay has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from storebox3.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

StarApp (signed by Arie Azulay)

Product:

StarApp

Description:

Installer for StarApp

Version:

2013.7.31.1745

MD5:

dc5845baf86e84562740b2519660b10d

SHA-1:

fe971ae2487cb3358d5e7beb73eb1b9dac929092

SHA-256:

dbaf34a33e7eac336ea6e867104bc3e5b806a62829787bcf5f4ac0d4c5e50f0b

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 12:33:00 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)

16.5.31.0

File size:

293.1 KB (300,160 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

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:

Arie Azulay

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

12/11/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

12/12/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Arie Azulay, O=Arie Azulay, STREET=Haela 7, L=Lod, S=Shfela, PostalCode=71352, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00F5386A730E2817A1B461E384D4244BC8

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:Yrks6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+ewmb3I1WVIOnfXsnf/Am:Yrks63yRl1uqM+gs+dmrIEVBfXY/d

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:

7.9569

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://storebox3.info/.../?installer_file_name=setup&affiliate_id=1_8ca

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=185030584&publisher_id=850&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=555091752&external_id=0&session_id=1110183504&hardware_id=1295214088&installer_file_name=setup

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