00000000

Anton Melnikov

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The file 00000000, “Installer for TopApp software” by Anton Melnikov 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:
TopApp software  (signed by Anton Melnikov)

Product:
TopApp software

Description:
Installer for TopApp software

Version:
2014.5.23.1127

MD5:
e332bee6bca77992e8b69306f2e42588

SHA-1:
a7a8823bf6f57644695733c12e08850eb66f9db5

SHA-256:
8a0c5fba9bc5d06b016e22ad40a42a41407a1a1e344fc10dc1e253160d75e6e3

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:
11/15/2024 12:56:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.2.0

File size:
316.2 KB (323,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 TopApp software

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\001\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/26/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anton Melnikov, O=Anton Melnikov, STREET=Borshagovskaya 117, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03058, C=UA

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

Serial number:
008EFE75FFE332B06C663189A317121232

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 5:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

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 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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