ytab_setup.exe

Anton Kulichenko

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application ytab_setup.exe by Anton Kulichenko 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 installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Anton Kulichenko  (signed and verified)

MD5:
76c7283cc059f6d7cc4c4c4529fa0dce

SHA-1:
1ea76a15664f47ca70d2acfde112207d81d3fd81

SHA-256:
e7f224f6e725b49ec630ea9b36b19623fe1c488e4940cbfef27e250f54721584

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:01:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.AntonKulichenko.Bundler (M)
16.1.8.8

File size:
1.5 MB (1,615,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\ytab_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anton Kulichenko, O=Anton Kulichenko, STREET=Engineering 7, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01013, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00E406368A873FE17B8962DA09A05F7B2E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/3/2014 7:27:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7oiZSpeSPnPo+XvbZzTXVOVJzt00m48iD0FfmIikd0qhRs3RcvDAdIRdFIu:fZq7PnL/BXVOVJzt02iO+d7s3Rled

Entry address:
0x10BAB

Entry point:
E8, BE, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 21, 42, 00, E8, 9F, 21, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 51, 4A, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 10, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9066  (probably packed)

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 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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