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:
d56ccd2f17334ed9c053126ff0f5d3f8

SHA-1:
d3eaada878224115a3f1ba56428684ce8035225b

SHA-256:
b36348bce675dec2d181cbc38aed15e129c2af7e91282c5027ed95f3a7200a59

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:56:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
16.12.7.18

File size:
726.5 KB (743,952 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 3:08:09 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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