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codec-c.exe

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Artua Vladislav

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 codec-c.exe by Artua Vladislav 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 Artua Vladislav)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.4.3.1532

MD5:
a83344c54ac01fcde93dccfe08296ae4

SHA-1:
5698de76980c38ba36232a07d7bf2ddbefdecea8

SHA-256:
6d1d487ff31d1afddfdffb9ddb93608e286edcb90212aa9eeb22fd0857a00d71

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:
11/24/2024 11:00:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.ArtuaVla.Installer (M)
16.7.9.2

File size:
271.5 KB (278,000 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\codec-c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Artua Vladislav

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/22/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=HaRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51282, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2E891F383001DD159332A0D089F55CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/30/2012 4:16:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:slXMQnkXdukexqpL72mEv5HVrXP326XstVxY:slStQUpL6TRVrXP3iVxY

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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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://premiumsave.info/v15/?reffer=http://.../w0pm2mcpas5u

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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