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unknown - phillips, craig.exe

Yakov Cohen

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 unknown - phillips, craig.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Yakov Cohen has been detected as adware by 33 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.

File name:

Publisher:

StarApp (signed by Yakov Cohen)

Product:

StarApp

Description:

Installer for StarApp

Version:

2013.7.23.2048

MD5:

54531948f257b7d8e5015c6fe414df88

SHA-1:

d6dde1d3c77a57de50f9d980e2884cab512e0320

SHA-256:

11d405c86aa8828ec6165ee33c1e7a9133e7c7b680947300338638eee859836e

Scanner detections:

33 / 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 10:33:58 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.Generic.560688

6703042

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.TSULoader

2015.03.04

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen

7.11.213.90

avast!

Win32:InstalleRex-X [PUP]

150303-0

Bitdefender

Adware.Generic.560688

1.0.20.310

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.560923

0.98/20141

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG

21282

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1166

9.0.1.062

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.Generic.560688

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstalleRex

3/3/2015

F-Prot

W32/InstallRex.B

4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Adware.Generic.560688

5.13.68

G Data

Adware.Generic.560688

15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.TDownloader

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.200.15148

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installex

v2015.03.03.07

McAfee

Program.PUP-FHQ

16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.Generic.560688

16.0.0.186

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.credqn

0.30.0.296

Norman

Adware.Generic.560688

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.300256

15.03.03.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/TSUploader

15.03.03.07

Quick Heal

Trojan.AntiFW.B5

3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Adware.WebPick.Installer

15.3.3.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932

23.00.65.15301

Sophos

PUA 'InstallRex'

5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.InstalleRex/Variant

10019

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Agent

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.14871

38050

Zillya! Antivirus

Backdoor.Clack.Win32.203

2.0.0.2088

File size:

293.2 KB (300,256 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

TSULoader.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\unknown - phillips, craig.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Yakov Cohen

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/1/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/2/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Yakov Cohen, O=Yakov Cohen, STREET=Rodenski 10, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69360, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

009AF809F48BC879375BE578151D15C51C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/12/2013 2:51:45 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:Lrk29uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFruKBCkW1vN8d5kGZUB1mGmafKgsJkwgBge:LrkOu6/eIo4e1ivEKnmGmCBsJkP

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9542

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file unknown - phillips, craig.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://applicationsforeveryy.asia/.../?product_name=Unknown - Phillips, Craig &installer_file_name=Unknown - Phillips, Craig &r=863

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=18531642&publisher_id=853&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=55594926&external_id=0&session_id=111189852&hardware_id=129721494&installer_file_name=unknown+-+phillips,+craig+

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