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the arab uprisings- what everyone needs to know pdf.exe

Appit

Sergey Petrov

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application the arab uprisings- what everyone needs to know pdf.exe, “Installer for Appit” by Sergey Petrov 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.pdfebooksx.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Beware  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
Appit

Description:
Installer for Appit

Version:
2014.2.12.1104

MD5:
75e1986d4acf6c3af9c7127e06b9d8fc

SHA-1:
a0793911c5dc59d91df94c9f41c417827a14e516

SHA-256:
83c3e738096c72d1d318b8f57afcfdad735a03e070c12cab71068dfe5701c7e9

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:
4/25/2024 12:41:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.2.9.2

File size:
347.8 KB (356,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Beware

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the arab uprisings- what everyone needs to know pdf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FrQ9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFvxcBVjMsMctMzM8CpQKUAHw:FrIu6/eIo4EcBVAmtMzMEKUKw

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:
7.7364

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file the arab uprisings- what everyone needs to know pdf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pdfebooksx.com/download.php?t=epom&name=The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know

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=63455256&publisher_id=345&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=190365768&external_id=0&session_id=380731536&hardware_id=444186792&installer_file_name=the+arab+uprisings-+what+everyone+needs+to+know+pdf

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