downloadsetup.exe

Setup

Artua Vladislav

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application downloadsetup.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 installer. 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:
2011.11.27.1312

MD5:
82a563a50f503743808c009cb1d9a6e9

SHA-1:
244a77b251910e0f95fb9b79481282061d643a26

SHA-256:
60a0573df8ce983ac10186ef3a4f2343fa6c7f34eb1434127a9fc7105cebe444

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:
11/25/2024 12:54:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.14.17

File size:
223.6 KB (228,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/15/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2012 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Artua Vladislav, O=Artua Vladislav, STREET=haRav Dangur 22, L=Bnei Braq, S=Israel, PostalCode=51281, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
302242B18FB354EA399140DBBA22B786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2011 6:07:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x1513

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 38, 0B, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 85, E0, FE, FF, FF, 50, C7, 85, E0, FE, FF, FF, 14, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 11, 33, C0, 83, BD, F0, FE, FF, FF, 01, 0F, 94, C0, A3, 00, 40, 40, 00, 33, F6, 66, 89, B5, C8, F4, FF, FF, 89, 75, F4, 89, 75, FC, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, A3, 08, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 22, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, D0, 33, 40, 00, E8, EA...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 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=632420272&publisher_id=324&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1897260816&external_id=0&session_id=3794521632&hardware_id=4426941904&installer_file_name=downloadsetup+(48)

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