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Roadpass Trading Ltd.

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 addictthing.exe by Roadpass Trading 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from premiumsave.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by Roadpass Trading Ltd.)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.5.21.1950

MD5:
49769600b341e06df5b07faeb52949cf

SHA-1:
64cfc51db19ef0c83d85aa9dad126bba0fe79bea

SHA-256:
670d9a095339d0dec9a54d1218aafa133a552b63df4f77f1a315399c2fc585a6

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:
11/28/2024 4:03:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.RoadpassTrading.Installer (M)
16.1.21.7

File size:
267.3 KB (273,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Roadpass Trading Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Roadpass Trading Ltd., O=Roadpass Trading Ltd., STREET=Grigori Afxentiou 8, STREET="EL.PA. Livadioti Building,", STREET="3rd floor, Office 306,", L=Larnaca, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=6023, C=CY

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

Serial number:
7CEA38597BE5145D4B71FF0ECD5A4F37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/7/2012 1:44:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4PXM4kmSjw/GYjgMOGHuHyohoaiecIk/D2GzQ7kCFsFsti:4PXZbBLuHySUFIyD2cQjQsti

Entry address:
0x14A3

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, F6, 57, 66, 89, B5, E4, FB, FF, FF, 89, 75, F4, 89, 75, FC, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 44, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, DC, F9, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, BC, 32, 40, 00, E8, 82, FB, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FD, 00, 00, 00, E9, 13, 02, 00, 00, 50, 68, 98, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://premiumsave.info/.../

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=50732612&publisher_id=073&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=152197836&external_id=0&session_id=304395672&hardware_id=355128284&installer_file_name=addictthing

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