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WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

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 gadgetbox.exe by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.11.8.1120

MD5:
5b15a80c35b83dbe1d1e858ea268f534

SHA-1:
5b5a712fee3c7769fd8e95d3100ed2a2d51651fc

SHA-256:
d5b83a7b23741a38fd5351954a153cd1649864d3e661e23e41a0aae520553bd2

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:
12/25/2024 1:38:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.11.11

File size:
292.7 KB (299,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, O=WEB PICK - INTERNET HOLDINGS LTD, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
69BA3E5E7FA6543891BD41AC3F494F15

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2012 5:51:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

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:
7.9593

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 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=627625380&publisher_id=276&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1882876140&external_id=0&session_id=3765752280&hardware_id=4393377660&installer_file_name=gadgetbox

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