skypemoticons.exe

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 QuickSet” by Shlomo Dayan 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 skypemoticonsinstall.asia. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
QuickSet  (signed by Shlomo Dayan)

Product:
QuickSet

Description:
Installer for QuickSet

Version:
2013.11.20.1837

MD5:
3df37abea5386d79a3847b25c5d4ea45

SHA-1:
7b17cbc8772e16f24d29750c89e6135e89eab82f

SHA-256:
74c46a171f9b0ddde4c8ad368df4c3d5580c6ead499d9baee22643b248ad4bbd

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:
4/24/2024 10:25:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.2.5.16

File size:
304.7 KB (312,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 QuickSet

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
1/23/2014 12:59:59 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 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

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

http://skypemoticonsinstall.asia/install.php?skype=1

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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