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Gigabase

Fedorov Paul

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application uninstall.exe by Fedorov Paul 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 installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Gigabase by Kurs.ru, Inc..
Publisher:
Kurs.ru, Inc.  (signed by Fedorov Paul)

Product:
Gigabase

Version:
1.2.0

MD5:
b208c9ac9fe3acff4142a0fec2c73ebd

SHA-1:
fdb670528250dc33ffa4b43ff17864148912369c

SHA-256:
28fce62477848c76995c43e30ab59d470f93a26ec0b0f8198020359e074d01d8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 1:17:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick.FedorovPaul.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.13

File size:
442.2 KB (452,832 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gigabase\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fedorov Paul

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2013 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fedorov Paul, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Saint-Petersburg, S=Saint-Petersburg, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
702D4055EE5CC734192DCBDFFE7AE8E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 5:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nsaocyLClnrSWT40TzEZBDLO/9RGImmfoGgrRkLnbfa9xbdsKmqvHlGM8yGBNYIf:ntobwnFb4ZcVRGIvXnExJ7rG3515Wu

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Gigabase

Display publisher:
Kurs.ru, Inc.

Display version:
1.2.0

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Gigabase\uninstall.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=65776960&publisher_id=577&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=197330880&external_id=0&session_id=394661760&hardware_id=460438720&installer_file_name=uninstall

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