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cult_of_luna_-_somewhere_along_the_highway_-_somewhere_....exe

Shlomy Golani

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application cult_of_luna_-_somewhere_along_the_highway_-_somewhere_....exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Shlomy Golani 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 www.zilliontoolkitusa.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
StarApp  (signed by Shlomy Golani)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.8.21.1505

MD5:
3530b52c41adc1011d861ff6776d8b2a

SHA-1:
c85980f4f3a6b37e6c2a53d3bdae7725649e6880

SHA-256:
dc6950deb2e54cc07f8c56cc9362fd555959bc304813e1017aaeae5c2c7cedd0

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:
11/5/2024 10:40:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.7.0

File size:
294.8 KB (301,848 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cult_of_luna_-_somewhere_along_the_highway_-_somewhere_....exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomy Golani

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/17/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shlomy Golani, O=Shlomy Golani, STREET=Wingate 56, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84428, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009FC86200EC0FF58D1C39395238030858

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:xrk56Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+fgkrGtAh81chopFWQxVp1T4Zuc+:xrk563yRl1uqM+gs+wAhgqo3WQxqZN+

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 file cult_of_luna_-_somewhere_along_the_highway_-_somewhere_....exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.zilliontoolkitusa.info/v924?product_name=Cult_Of_Luna_-_Somewhere_Along_the_Highway_-_Somewhere_...&filesize=101.9 MB&product_title=FileFactory&installer_file_name=Cult_Of_Luna_-_Somewhere_Along_the_Highway_-_Somewhere_...&product_file_name=Cult_Of_Luna_-_Somewhere_Along_the_Highway_-_Somewhere_...&product_download_url=http://a4.filefactory.com/dl/f/b04d33c//b/6/h/f9a8ebcbe4b1f9cc59992400/m/d637be5b520772bf9a367edd153a3675/n/Cult_Of_Luna_-_Somewhere_Along_the_Highway_-_Somewhere_Along_the_Highway.zip&reffer=http://www.filefactory.com/.../

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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