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writing the natural way.exe

Shlomy Golani

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application writing the natural way.exe, “Installer for SummerSoft” by Shlomy Golani 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 www.storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SummerSoft  (signed by Shlomy Golani)

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.8.29.1517

MD5:
c7bcfdd31d9fa2bb9d1d8ddf80317625

SHA-1:
fe300095e92ad97c4933415101346fa784bc57c5

SHA-256:
b0677e3d1d212f9ef26d278f317dd830738503c53696b34eb5f3b145deb20158

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:
4/16/2024 11:02:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
15.12.31.11

File size:
296.5 KB (303,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SummerSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\writing the natural way.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomy Golani

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/16/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Shlomy Golani, O=Shlomy Golani, STREET=Wingate 56, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84428, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009FC86200EC0FF58D1C39395238030858

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:ZrkI6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+1bL28uDrexqtreJA3/fkqnZr8uyaNPl7JCb:ZrkI63yRl1uqM+gs+1+tPexUuA3/fBZ4

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:
7.9598

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file writing the natural way.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.storebox1.info/v1250?product_name=Writing the Natural Way&filesize=12110kb&product_title=Writing the Natural Way&installer_file_name=Writing the Natural Way&product_file_name=Writing the Natural Way.zip&product_download_url=http://.../Writing the Natural Way.zip

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=41655668&publisher_id=165&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=124967004&external_id=0&session_id=249934008&hardware_id=291589676&installer_file_name=writing+the+natural+way

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