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vaudix.exe

Eran Vaterfeld

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 Eran Vaterfeld has been detected as adware by 24 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 Eran Vaterfeld)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.8.21.1505

MD5:
b4ed821218bf613b0e5bece762c7ab6a

SHA-1:
b5269591d5c18acdd6bd293d05ff0f5dbc17eb31

SHA-256:
dc4dc6ceb089e8c73939a28044de451638ca033b102cfc15e086b6b48d4dbe15

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
5/5/2024 4:41:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
14.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.143.202

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Z [PUP]
2014.9-140416

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3503

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.W
18114

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.0106

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9683

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
4/16/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of download.exe (Adware)
2014.6.13.2

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11777

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4008

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.04.16.07

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!B4ED821218BF
5600.7159

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfiyn
0.28.0.59288

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.16.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.G
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14414

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10662

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28282

File size:
294.1 KB (301,136 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:\users\{user}\downloads\vaudix.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eran Vaterfeld

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/10/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Eran Vaterfeld, O=Eran Vaterfeld, STREET=Shtruk 15, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=64042, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CF0201F072612C73F4F11FE23420B802

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:xrk56Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+fgkrGtAh81chopFWQxVp1T4ZucKs:xrk563yRl1uqM+gs+wAhgqo3WQxqZNKs

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 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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