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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 38 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:
787b68e77b9534ea7a1050364ccba0b8

SHA-1:
f4a2cec151d439783902e07384abc55f04dfaf40

SHA-256:
e7a7754b71a47b3d2f8eedcf0569f5e1568279e7e8aa84fe948399763cbe9021

Scanner detections:
38 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:21:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.103
355

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]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MultiPlug
4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7673
0.98/19501

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MegaSearch.ATK
18844

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.2726
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.103
8.16.02.14.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.AP application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.445
2/14/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
16.2.24

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
14.0.0.660

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Multiplug
v2016.02.14.11

McAfee
Program.PUP-FLT
5600.6489

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.197.813.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145817
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MultiPlug.dcbxiz
0.28.0.60698

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Dropper.103
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.MultiPlug.995432
15.01.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.14.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MultiPlug.r5 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.EranVaterfeld.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Graftor!1.9C49
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
PUA 'MultiPlug' (of type Adware)
5.13

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.QPMIHYC
37.1.62.1

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:
970.4 KB (993,704 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 States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eran Vaterfeld

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):
24576:6Wt1C55V9UXEdrhKWTHQ19Lh9DYhZcwLfzWE/lkgyA8:Rt1C7CEdrhDHQPWcwn1/1yA8

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:
7.8191  (probably packed)

Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

The file setupespl.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://appwebbvip.info/?e=pcho&cht=2&dcu=1&cpatch=2&dcs=1&pf=1&unp=Azm9CdOLv7DVDyxECyFPg7x9Ae0KBfUKAe4MBG0VWznLDe4PBNq9geFI&publisher=2612&dd=4&country=PE&ind=4455096397176850511&exid=0&ssd=4678284941137208357&hid=2564753289389648173&osid=601&channel=0&sfx=1&jc=1&category_name=PriceChop&install_date=20130725

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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