the-machine-ara-5619881.exe

Daneil Jemoch

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-machine-ara-5619881.exe, “Installer for TopApp soft” by Daneil Jemoch 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 dl.opensubtitles.org. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
TopApp soft  (signed by Daneil Jemoch)

Product:
TopApp soft

Description:
Installer for TopApp soft

Version:
2014.5.26.2303

MD5:
a8377761ada74d35b0cf30f060fa5c04

SHA-1:
bd5b2556102e83d4f7e7b4dd488ff5404ca2b118

SHA-256:
596fd57191956c2182de93d9c841b4ceb2e2999b3ffc89c69ca6cb1fc5174c11

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 3:06:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.X
14.8.17.11

File size:
316.4 KB (323,984 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 TopApp 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\the-machine-ara-5619881.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/1/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daneil Jemoch, O=Daneil Jemoch, STREET=Dubenskay 3, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03056, C=UA

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

Serial number:
49A39B9858F6FBAB7EFD6CE450878DDB

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:arYbUzkuvcBYC47l2xa6g4FhwjZd/9d1XKxlo/ecwrHs58:ardkuveY36kjZP/XKxlSZAHV

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:
7.9541

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file the-machine-ara-5619881.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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=9066052&publisher_id=066&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=27198156&external_id=0&session_id=54396312&hardware_id=63462364&installer_file_name=the-machine-ara-5619881

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