virtualfarm.exe

Setup

WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

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 virtualfarm.exe by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS 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 (Tarma) installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.5.23.1736

MD5:
2c224e5d065420b4fc6c88b57d05ce81

SHA-1:
950f286946bf7e4a5376d8c648d2fe860b3cfe9b

SHA-256:
7b2ea2e9dafc016c711706c0478e9de99a50c4f02ef19e319ff98b6c05ee280f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:04:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.8.1

File size:
266.8 KB (273,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2013 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, O=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
69BA3E5E7FA6543891BD41AC3F494F15

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/7/2012 10:14:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x14A3

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, F6, 57, 66, 89, B5, E4, FB, FF, FF, 89, 75, F4, 89, 75, FC, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, DC, F9, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, BC, 32, 40, 00, E8, 82, FB, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FD, 00, 00, 00, E9, 13, 02, 00, 00, 50, 68, 98, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9514

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 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=622488274&publisher_id=224&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1867464822&external_id=0&session_id=3734929644&hardware_id=4357417918&installer_file_name=virtualfarm

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