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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 38 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:
2013.5.19.1708

MD5:
1b88ae12c8f3eb91e35e78a5cb012128

SHA-1:
f905843482b5e4cc3593d6becfd66590734e75b5

SHA-256:
a498ae415990215a0f64c8abdf4001d9ad9a465bea1be2f4a9baafb2b2fb63c2

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:37:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9549828
818

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]
141025-0

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3296

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14118

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9549828
1.0.20.1560

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6811
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18180

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9549828
8.14.11.08.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
11/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.9549828
11.2014-08-11_7

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9549828
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.11.08.12

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!13921D944D6B
5600.6952

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9549828
15.0.0.936

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapk
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9549828
14.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.11.08.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.G
14.11.8.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.141106

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10250

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07LK13
7.2.312

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08IA13
10.465.08

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)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vaudix.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lior Sela

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 5:59:59 PM

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 3:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Vrk+6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+1Mn3xGjPwWDfXezXFdr/6:Vrk+63yRl1uqM+gs+1ZwWSbr/6

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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Entropy:
7.9531

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.

http://extensionscontainerplacey.asia/.../

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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