vaudix.exe

Lior Sela

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 vaudix.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 40 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:
StarApp  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.5.4.1122

MD5:
4e60d7a5cbc7157235f7253c79a92197

SHA-1:
38e176f8ca50e681d0811256b4d96c22e07113f0

SHA-256:
53fcea1c4ddd49abcc98f8aff3ad3b8f0fc837fc80134bfefb0647aa579c5764

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/18/2024 8:59:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex.2
6516214

AegisLab AV Signature
Win.Adware.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.07.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.145.160

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-150316

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2016.0.3169

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.15316

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9549828
1.0.20.375

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installrex-2
0.98/19875

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17982

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.075

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.InstallRex
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
3/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9549828
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.22.4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2338

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2015.03.16.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!13921D944D6B
5600.6825

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9549828
16.0.0.225

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapm
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9549828
14.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.03.16.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.3.16.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.15314

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
9994

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07LK13
7.2.75

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08IA13
10.465.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4753027
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Injector.Win32.55108
2.0.0.1790

File size:
284.8 KB (291,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vaudix.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

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:qrkec6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+UAw0f0AXW5LB/thRQyk:qrkx63yRl1uqM+gs+Bw0f0j9/jSyk

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 vaudix.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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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