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Moshe Caspi

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application smack that.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Moshe Caspi 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 www.storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SoftSafe  (signed by Moshe Caspi)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.4.15.1232

MD5:
2a79283565fb9bc2f591b31dd4ecb807

SHA-1:
7958f51f8bfbb176ecf445a4b1c0d3ea52a1d896

SHA-256:
2c6a49a0b30c87e7e3b6d91cf35fa3f52b5733d066a52e00ac362f778d240371

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:
4/18/2024 12:50:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.5.27.12

File size:
283.5 KB (290,272 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\smack that.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Moshe Caspi

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Moshe Caspi, O=Moshe Caspi, STREET=Hashuk 39, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=66067, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00B1B859272556EC39AF8F0E4A626C2ADC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+rkO6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+qzE5kn9zwC3ngJa0pU3YKaOX:+rkO63yRl1uqM+gs+euq9sC3gfwYKPX

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:
7.9552

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://www.storebox1.info/v939?product_name=Download Helper&filesize=1700330&product_title=Download Helper&installer_file_name=smack that&product_file_name=smack that.mp3&product_download_url=http://dc195.4shared.com/.../LEgS5g2Q?tsid=20130416-143423-45a77aed&forDownloadHelper=true&dsid=6mkkkr.5d5f5fe8a79eddc921348e8781835931

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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