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chico.exe

Alexey Kurilenko

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 chico.exe, “Installer for FreshApp installer” by Alexey Kurilenko 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:
FreshApp installer  (signed by Alexey Kurilenko)

Product:
FreshApp installer

Description:
Installer for FreshApp installer

Version:
2014.7.31.1602

MD5:
e1d9057e20975614befd64afb28792ec

SHA-1:
870443391d774b79cb914619394363a2decb910b

SHA-256:
3daa97f22e90882e6592a813e59076f503c72e691077cf713da623280221fcbb

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:
11/23/2024 2:49:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.3.15.23

File size:
315.2 KB (322,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 FreshApp installer

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alexey Kurilenko

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
6/17/2014 2:20:17 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 2:20:17 PM

Subject:
E=Alexey.kurilenko@hotmail.com, CN=Alexey Kurilenko, O=Alexey Kurilenko, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
15D51642691B3EE20985639A8FE865DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 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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