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skypemoticons.exe

MinWare

Shlomo Dayan

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application skypemoticons.exe, “Installer for MinWare” by Shlomo Dayan has been detected as adware by 29 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:
House Of Soft  (signed by Shlomo Dayan)

Product:
MinWare

Description:
Installer for MinWare

Version:
2014.1.16.1559

MD5:
b98e4f569b63322a8a7a6d79e1a1e683

SHA-1:
03e69bdd72a6013ef7e5691cfe35fcf4cea0db99

SHA-256:
228e4a9ec193837d757fd6490cabe340745e017609a800664328cfdddb001d0e

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 2:25:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2015.03.13

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.V
7.11.216.200

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AI [PUP]
2014.9-150313

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2016.0.3172

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-25
0.98/20187

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
21392

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1541
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
3/13/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of avicii%20-%20hey%20brother%20%7b2013-single%7d.exe (Adware)
2015.6.19.10

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TDownloader
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.2354

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2015.03.13.03

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!BD03CCBB8944
5600.6828

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpgl
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Backdoor/W32.Clack.320696
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.03.13.03

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.3.13.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932
23.00.65.15311

Sophos
PUA 'InstallRex'
5.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16992
2.0.0.1790

File size:
313 KB (320,560 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 House Of Soft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomo Dayan

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shlomo Dayan, O=Shlomo Dayan, STREET=Smadar 45, L=Tel Aviv, S=center, PostalCode=67126, C=IL

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

Serial number:
413C7D68ADD60589106BCF7DC596FBBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 12:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:trb9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFl2YyPuFITzyccux7rnrOzprCoMb:trRu6/eIo4t3PuFITKUA8

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:
7.9530

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 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=18939668&publisher_id=893&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=56819004&external_id=0&session_id=113638008&hardware_id=132577676&installer_file_name=skypemoticons(1)

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