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 35 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:
2013.6.19.1256

MD5:
9b4bdfa3c6c6c5cd2a2cba1ee7902205

SHA-1:
7f0a5ddd111f0cdc12a597ccf21ab6cf9946b506

SHA-256:
501e3e21e0224db9fe1cb22abcdb65a622a717fb05e6d581e49dea4e6010bf26

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:57:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.572187
911

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.StartPage
14.04.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallRex.Gen
7.11.141.194

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-Q [PUP]
2014.9-140408

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3511

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.572187
1.0.20.1095

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18067

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1166
9.0.1.098

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.572187
8.14.08.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9648

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
4/8/2014

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

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.572187
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Win32.Application.InstalleRex
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4049

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installex
v2014.04.08.03

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!9B4BDFA3C6C6
5600.7167

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.572187
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crfilm
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.291576
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.08.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.B5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.K
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14406

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallRex/Variant
10679

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28116

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.StartPage.Win32.18918
2.0.0.1799

File size:
286.3 KB (293,120 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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0rkq6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+FAk6dU+h1xSx684Ys05d7PH3:0rkq63yRl1uqM+gs+mkuUEaYb4dL3

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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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=3723942&publisher_id=723&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=11171826&external_id=0&session_id=22343652&hardware_id=26067594&installer_file_name=zoomplayer

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