the-social-network-eng-3937720.exe

Daneil Jemoch

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application the-social-network-eng-3937720.exe, “Installer for TopApp soft” by Daneil Jemoch has been detected as adware by 27 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:
TopApp soft  (signed by Daneil Jemoch)

Product:
TopApp soft

Description:
Installer for TopApp soft

Version:
2014.5.26.2303

MD5:
17c1b10678e3345a274af7fc4b4f8a28

SHA-1:
20cc51eb39c39a39053529f1a0333fbcb0115cd9

SHA-256:
e95d75e0b7014692f591b22bb0f8927586d64d9b92d6748792b335e6d7e7e195

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:10:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AntiFW
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
TR/AntiFW.b.106
7.11.151.240

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BO [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Antifw-7
0.98/19268

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18358

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2108
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.12998

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.3438

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstalleRex
v2014.08.08.11

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!CD87878FF64D
5600.7045

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.08.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.EE
14.8.8.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.AntiFW!6.17F7
23.00.65.14806

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.221
2.0.0.1880

File size:
316.4 KB (324,000 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-social-network-eng-3937720.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/2/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2014 1:59:59 AM

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 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qrYbUzkuvcBYC47l2xa6g4FhwjZd/9d1XKxlo/ecwrHs5q:qrdkuveY36kjZP/XKxlSZAH7

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 the-social-network-eng-3937720.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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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