unins000.exe

First Offer LTD

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 unins000.exe by First Offer has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PriceCongress 7.0 by SimplyTech LTD. 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:
First Offer LTD  (signed and verified)

Description:
Setup/Uninstall

Version:
51.1052.0.0

MD5:
747b1f38ea1ffab24123bca13aeaadc4

SHA-1:
dca15bd6f8878c5367e987f109c1ff4c2df69f05

SHA-256:
aaa55c62302aff144d2c2cb60fb56701f58bbb324b22d87011489ab7062c72ca

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:12:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BF [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

McAfee
Artemis!747B1F38EA1F
5600.6960

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FirstOffer.I
14.11.1.8

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1028
7.2.305

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pricecongress\unins000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=First Offer LTD, O=First Offer LTD, STREET=Habarzel 21 Tel Aviv, L=Tel aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

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

Serial number:
49900242461D96CB7B045BE0A258338E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 3:16:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Mh+EpSGP3ZEgRhuRKOODzjJBwjOGfcCUWgEf0ZsMCmG2Hx918:+a+PjJaEWZAsT64

Entry address:
0xFAF7C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, 56, 57, B8, A4, 94, 4F, 00, E8, AD, DF, F0, FF, 6A, EC, A1, 7C, ED, 4F, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 98, 70, 01, 00, 00, 53, E8, 40, EE, F0, FF, 25, 7F, FF, FF, FF, 50, 6A, EC, A1, 7C, ED, 4F, 00, 53, E8, 95, F0, F0, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, F7, AF, 4F, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 6A, 01, E8, E8, E7, F0, FF, E8, 17, E2, FF, FF, A1, DC, 90, 4F, 00, 50, 68, 40, 91, 4F, 00, A1, 7C, ED, 4F, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 50, 0E, F8, FF, E8, 6B, E2, FF, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, EB, 19, E9, E4, 96, F0, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
999 KB (1,022,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PriceCongress 7.0

Display publisher:
SimplyTech LTD

Display version:
7.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\PriceCongress\unins000.exe"


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=12820948&publisher_id=282&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=38462844&external_id=0&session_id=76925688&hardware_id=89746636&installer_file_name=unins000

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