dmaster.exe

Evgen Kugitko

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application dmaster.exe by Evgen Kugitko 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 installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
uTorrent Setup Engine  (signed by Evgen Kugitko)

Product:
uTorrent Setup Engine

Version:
10.01.238

MD5:
d1d17467bcf4873dc0159b5657f87d8b

SHA-1:
0767a64eda6c105a8a66aaf724fa244b65bab76c

SHA-256:
112b17930e85fe8e0a8beae3f1a411b3d0ea9b27994dd31a1db21f138885ed7a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:09:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick (M)
17.3.8.19

File size:
914.7 KB (936,680 bytes)

Product version:
10.01

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2004 uTorrent

Original file name:
uTorrent.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evgen Kugitko, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4179EA1BEC59D4CA7E66862832555480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x1F9017

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 50, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 0F, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 1A, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, BA, 10, 00, 0E, 1F, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 90, 90, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 6D, 75, 73, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 75, 6E, 64, 65, 72, 20, 57, 69, 6E, 33, 32, 0D, 0A, 24, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
703.5 KB (720,384 bytes)

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=623728402&publisher_id=237&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1871185206&external_id=0&session_id=3742370412&hardware_id=4366098814&installer_file_name=dmaster

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