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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 24 anti-malware scanners. 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:
2012.3.22.1946

MD5:
a4095803ea9e7bf7247eba8269f55cf1

SHA-1:
f5f0ed51f356eecfc4eb205339298534af169a73

SHA-256:
0584581f43b817c05ef75272fac5b29acbc4915f4bac982a00c04a2f00558147

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:06:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Rogue
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Rogue.8930382
7.11.171.224

avast!
Win32:InstallMate-CJ [PUP]
2014.9-140810

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.PremiumInstaller
2015.0.3387

Bkav FE
HW32.Paked
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.375638
0.98/19357

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bundledz.C
19498

Dr.Web
hacktool program Tool.InstallToolbar.71
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMate potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadsetup(4).exe (Adware)
2014.10.12.21

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Allpremiumsoft
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallRex
v2014.10.12.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A4095803EA9E
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvbqxs
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.08.10.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ArtuaVladislav.H
14.8.10.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.Agent!6.AFE
23.00.65.14808

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallMate
10430

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_INSTALLMATE_0000004.TOMA
7.2.222

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
259.5 KB (265,712 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 11:59:59 PM

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:
2/20/2012 10:53:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:C3GFQXwb+GtmvcRdlLKmRMnQ7GKHiClST2mlSJmfWpVbjcZVp+i:C3yb+GRdencGKCYm2mPfWpVbCj+i

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:
7.9436

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://.../wyrrnxph8cd6

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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