backup_for_internet_explorer_free_edition.exe

Backup for Internet Explorer Free Edition

zebNet Ltd

The application backup_for_internet_explorer_free_edition.exe, “Installer for Backup for Internet Explorer® Free Edition” by zebNet 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 Tarma Installer installer.
Publisher:
zebNet® Ltd  (signed by zebNet Ltd)

Product:
Backup for Internet Explorer® Free Edition

Description:
Installer for Backup for Internet Explorer® Free Edition

Version:
2015.2.28.2105

MD5:
fe5bf8ec9b1facfde722db5fbdd3619f

SHA-1:
ac08ea5cdbcab5b75dc887cb6e32ac35d9872d83

SHA-256:
22a32903c6d03aea20141b419431fff9d31e39053d92b34e6214aedc157b10bd

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:
1/12/2025 1:47:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.3.21

File size:
903.2 KB (924,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 zebNet® Ltd

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Tarma Installer

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/8/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/9/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=zebNet Ltd, O=zebNet Ltd, STREET=Office 8, STREET=10 Buckhurst Road, L=Bexhill-on-Sea, S=East Sussex, PostalCode=TN40 1QF, C=GB

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

Serial number:
1F6FCEF553602200438AD712676FF6A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 4:14:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qo29FEIFgxBtNpDV08/F7s0ZuuicdMYSQUD4a/iWJnbPAundVyX05te5BBu/ty1e:aHIXTSS+fQUD9tA2Q+1uH8VammFIPP

Entry address:
0x1495

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, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, EC, 50, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, FF, 15, 60, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, F7, D6, 33, F7, FF, 15, 5C, 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, 58, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 41, FF, 15, 54, 30, 40, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 1A, 68, A4, 32, 40, 00, E8, 4E, FB, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 08, 44, 40, 00, FD, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9682

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)