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ytab_setup.exe

Peter Sulik

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 Peter Sulik 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:
Peter Sulik  (signed and verified)

MD5:
49eaed0e93570d3313273035b5390659

SHA-1:
362ddd6ceb34bdd8d2149e18b66fef815a15257c

SHA-256:
5c184f21f2d8a0ff4afba5988148701692cc6bb028ca102509c0f5b7d7f5c05d

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 10:33:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.2.14.19

File size:
1.6 MB (1,636,496 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
Signed by:
Peter Sulik

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/27/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Peter Sulik, O=Peter Sulik, STREET=Izyumskaya 11, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03039, C=UA

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

Serial number:
51664A6CB00BE789CB474E7F25A72C4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2013 2:08:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x14438

Entry point:
E8, 04, 41, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 8F, 42, 00, E8, B2, 06, 00, 00, E8, D1, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 97, 40, 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, E8, 0C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
133.5 KB (136,704 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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