setupespl.exe

overall and perhaps – custom from

Eran Vaterfeld

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application setupespl.exe by Eran Vaterfeld has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex 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:
profiler heart of software The  (signed by Eran Vaterfeld)

Product:
overall and perhaps – custom from

Version:
5.3.0.0

MD5:
24151b5d26e011d18dfa3991e97615cf

SHA-1:
2d6af1682f72a1b979e7bcb54eae3d29a0ae6831

SHA-256:
04e51915aeeca22dc4588863e2110c3a853e90379d2756010baba0dfba43d133

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 1:14:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.MultiPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.07.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.160.46

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

AVG
Adware Generic5.AZPW
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MultiPlug
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
1.0.20.1225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7673
0.98/19322

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MegaSearch.ATK
18844

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.2726
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.103
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.AP application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6075dea0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12701

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Multiplug
v2014.09.02.08

McAfee
PUP-FLT
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MultiPlug.dcbxiz
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.EranVaterfeld.J
14.9.2.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Graftor!1.9C49
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
MultiPlug
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Win64.MultiPlag
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786450
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.16951
2.0.0.1857

File size:
1.9 MB (1,986,216 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
a

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\temp\setupespl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/9/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/10/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Eran Vaterfeld, O=Eran Vaterfeld, STREET=Shtruk 15, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=64042, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CF0201F072612C73F4F11FE23420B802

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 2:22:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0t1CJUG31d5kP9uNF+kXsF4/YO8aDHC/lA0XTnyrdSSq:DtTNT/lduldX

Entry address:
0x18BBB

Entry point:
E8, 97, 7C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, EE, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 0D, 00, 00, E8, A2, 03, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 2A, 7C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, E3, 44, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9213  (probably packed)

Code size:
141 KB (144,384 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=9696872&publisher_id=696&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=29090616&external_id=0&session_id=58181232&hardware_id=67878104&installer_file_name=setupespl

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