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MinWare

Ivan Kostin

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application download.exe, “Installer for MinWare” by Ivan Kostin has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The setup program uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.
Publisher:
House Of Soft  (signed by Ivan Kostin)

Product:
MinWare

Description:
Installer for MinWare

Version:
2014.1.13.1606

MD5:
d2fdd3c49179ee0f25732f362a77d7e3

SHA-1:
d50b9df2d2f06a4a9d0b181df13b0d988fa26cd7

SHA-256:
64b4d88e4d76a95b600940e5ed1505072a264fad39f4552114acfd4fde3bc1c0

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 3:00:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.10396428
1107

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.01.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.X
7.11.126.198

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AI [PUP]
2014.9-140123

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3585

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.10396428
1.0.20.115

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installerex-25
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17662

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1541
9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10396428
8.14.01.23.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9329

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.10396428
11.2014-23-01_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.10396428
14.1.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of superrabbit-2010.exe.exe (Adware)
2014.1.27.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.InstallRex
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12292

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.4422

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.01.23.01

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!1F4116E31906
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.10396428
15.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpgl
0.28.0.58720

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.10396428
14.01.23.02

Panda Antivirus
Adware/TSUploader
14.01.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer.I
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14121

Sophos
InstallRex
4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25728

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Adload.Win32.16992
2.0.0.1837

File size:
313.1 KB (320,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 House Of Soft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ivan Kostin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/25/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ivan Kostin, O=Ivan Kostin, STREET=Pobedy 33/1, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=03170, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00EB11D24CE6DDBBF752FE4DC3D683D2BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7rq9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFFSvzUIHZd0uzymaeMrreEsQRj1:7rSu6/eIo41QIHZGBJKWj1

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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Entropy:
7.9512

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file download.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://lp.ezdownloadpro.info/.../Download.exe

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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