saveon.exe

Pavel Marchenko

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 saveon.exe, “Installer for MountainApp” by Pavel Marchenko 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 (Tarma) installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
MountainApp  (signed by Pavel Marchenko)

Product:
MountainApp

Description:
Installer for MountainApp

Version:
2014.6.12.1603

MD5:
facf42b8217adaf5769a39721061bbb9

SHA-1:
0acdae8811974756b3353c09821d890c794a9978

SHA-256:
7891e5f26aa7dfc0502222b92688b96a4cfb977789042ea25bbae519c37aac17

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses Web-Pick's 'File Product', an Installer which wraps various products and downloads and installs it silently through the process, hosted on TusFiles.

Analysis date:
6/17/2024 12:04:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.9.30.11

File size:
314.9 KB (322,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 MountainApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\serv\saveon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Pavel Marchenko, O=Pavel Marchenko, STREET=Radistov 34, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02089, C=UA

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

Serial number:
46402EC14719EBF7B1CB4ADAC69CC041

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 10:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5r5bUzkuvcBYC47l2xhXcDp5xikxyI3rqrupq0FNhAna9iydforDx:5rqkuveY3fxikxyI7qSpBAna4ydfEx

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:
7.9533

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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=399116978&publisher_id=991&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1197350934&external_id=0&session_id=2394701868&hardware_id=2793818846&installer_file_name=saveon

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