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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 which inject ads in the browser. 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:
2013.4.15.1232

MD5:
6bf295dcfea3bd43fa702ebbbd96d975

SHA-1:
ff5cc26c083f51268aef22d74d90c67c4f107af8

SHA-256:
bba78c8682db6189b81922a05423cf5611958809463895ef12900252a3f5e1b0

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:
4/20/2024 1:02:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.454134
375

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]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Skodna.Pick
2017.0.2853

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstalleRex
4.0.3.16126

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.454134
1.0.20.130

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
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.454134
8.16.01.26.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.I potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/26/2016

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

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.454134
11.2016-26-01_3

G Data
Adware.Generic.454134
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.759

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2016.01.26.05

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.454134
17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfikt
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.290632
14.03.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.01.26.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.1.26.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.191
23.00.65.16124

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstalleRex/Variant
9363

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:
282.8 KB (289,576 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:
2/27/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2014 8:59:59 PM

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 5:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jrkO6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+qzE5kn9zwC3ngJa0pU3YKaO3:jrkO63yRl1uqM+gs+euq9sC3gfwYKP3

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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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 communication in live environments.

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

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