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avantgarde.exe

Ivan Manov

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 application avantgarde.exe, “Installer for AnyAppSnow” by Ivan Manov 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:
AnyAppSnow  (signed by Ivan Manov)

Product:
AnyAppSnow

Description:
Installer for AnyAppSnow

Version:
2014.6.22.1527

MD5:
fe9ab1bc58c70fb2ec914e063e72652d

SHA-1:
6db7cb0007f5fd8ccdecf7c34a2a5c7bda462dd6

SHA-256:
bff93cedf430636967dc19b873e681dac7ad48a8e8675e1e431d6a918506e9ae

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:
12/25/2024 1:30:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.3.14.18

File size:
316.1 KB (323,728 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 AnyAppSnow

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ivan Manov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/23/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ivan Manov, O=Ivan Manov, STREET=Irininskaya 18, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01034, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0098D22F2CDEFA00AA1A318F6903533F2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 8:51:45 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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Entropy:
7.9525

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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