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will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_.exe, “Installer for HostIt” by Sergey Petrov 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from mp3clan.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
HostIt  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
HostIt

Description:
Installer for HostIt

Version:
2014.3.6.1801

MD5:
3a2ec7bb7534fa1f6eb3fb1c6ebf0378

SHA-1:
02e9c518d4ca93fa9582f17a5fe111de3b27b235

SHA-256:
029f0f475f0882b9c12cd316eab1fe312696ad346c7e8968992f63cc1d6c3946

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:
4/26/2024 9:46:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.8.20

File size:
327.3 KB (335,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 HostIt

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:urdbUzkuvcBYC47l2xqDqPIP5nfMCXMPXRTrBDP1eo4tcB:urekuveY3sPI5TXY5eo5B

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:
7.9279

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://mp3clan.com/dManager.php?name=will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_&_dj_mustard).mp3&tid=-40137007_243167833

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=307353972&publisher_id=073&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=922061916&external_id=0&session_id=1844123832&hardware_id=2151477804&installer_file_name=will.i.am_-_feelin'_myself_(feat._miley_cyrus,_french_montana,_wiz_khalifa_

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