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codec-c.exe

Setup

Artua Vladislav

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 codec-c.exe by Artua Vladislav has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.premiumsafe.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by Artua Vladislav)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.3.1.2153

MD5:
1346837d009a0601a642696f37794d75

SHA-1:
3fe25258f0b8d85d70071ad554ed5c2abeb9e0dd

SHA-256:
6c78fba247bf387269ab933bf4cd856bd44430ff67325974b5c937dacb77b512

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
11/24/2024 8:02:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NJV
1038

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen5
7.11.140.220

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-W [PUP]
2014.9-140402

AVG
AdInstaller.PremiumInstaller
2015.0.3516

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NJV
1.0.20.460

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Agent-5590
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.Agent.kir
18038

Dr.Web
Tool.InstallToolbar.63
9.0.1.092

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NJV
8.14.04.02.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate
8.9629

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NJV
11.2014-02-04_4

G Data
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Allpremiumsoft
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11637

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NJV
15.0.0.276

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.reyjr
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NJV
14.04.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.04.02.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ArtuaVladislav.H
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.Agent!6.AFE
23.00.65.14331

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.NJV
10689

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTALLMATE_0000000.TOMA
7.2.92

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
27966

File size:
254.1 KB (260,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\codec-c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/15/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=haRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51281, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
302242B18FB354EA399140DBBA22B786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2012 12:53:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:e30FQXwb+GtmvcRdlLKmRMnQ7GKfPLgMA6d+3QC2:e3Ab+GRdencGKfH+gL

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, C4, 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, A0, 32, 40, 00, E8, 67, FB, FF, FF, 59, 59, C7, 05, 0C, 44, 40, 00, FF, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9446

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file codec-c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.premiumsafe.info/v58/?reffer=http://.../48rmy56vuok6

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=3588604&publisher_id=588&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=10765812&external_id=0&session_id=21531624&hardware_id=25120228&installer_file_name=codec-c

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