zoomplayer.exe

Lior Sela

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 zoomplayer.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Lior Sela has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The setup program uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.
Publisher:
StarApp  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.5.19.1708

MD5:
bed7c4c5764b673c412122fdbf7cdbf9

SHA-1:
095910dce42055f70d3b74a354fc485c47c25f56

SHA-256:
2dc7d9af8bb9d23213a8030edc15ebf07319d0e8bcdef7a275ed0b8f06b0a651

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:03:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.572187
388

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
16.01.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.140.76

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-160113

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2017.0.2866

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.16113

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.572187
1.0.20.65

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installrex-2
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18018

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.013

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.572187
8.16.01.13.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
10.9613

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/13/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.572187
11.2016-13-01_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.823

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2016.01.13.09

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!49D37732B4CA
5600.6522

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.572187
17.0.0.39

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Adware.crcapk
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Application.Generic.640873
11.20160113

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9549828
14.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
16.01.13.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.1.13.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.16111

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
9388

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07LK13
7.2.13

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08IA13
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27864

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.PEF13C.287096
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.StartPage.Win32.18918
2.0.0.1799

File size:
284.7 KB (291,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\zoomplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Mrk+6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+1Mn3xGjPwWDfXezXFdr/1:Mrk+63yRl1uqM+gs+1ZwWSbr/1

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:
7.9531

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file zoomplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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=46497464&publisher_id=649&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=139492392&external_id=0&session_id=278984784&hardware_id=325482248&installer_file_name=zoomplayer

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