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golfblogger.exe

MinWare

Daniel Hareuveni

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 golfblogger.exe, “Installer for MinWare” by Daniel Hareuveni has been detected as adware by 26 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 Daniel Hareuveni)

Product:
MinWare

Description:
Installer for MinWare

Version:
2014.1.13.1606

MD5:
8514e16b6c33923c8a28d689f1f1fa9a

SHA-1:
47ad5d3d9b0495b1c3664ee2e3c4117d0ee01cf8

SHA-256:
481df8010db188189968072a0a7912d864270f9553538c603a54b56ce95b2c33

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
11/23/2024 6:03:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.10396428
1057

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]
2014.9-140314

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3535

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.10396428
1.0.20.365

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17662

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1541
9.0.1.073

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10396428
8.14.03.14.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9329

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
3/14/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.10396428
11.2014-14-03_6

G Data
Trojan.Generic.10396428
14.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of kmplayer.3.7.0.113.arabhard.com.rar.exe (Adware)
2014.3.14.19

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.4171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.03.14.07

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.10396428
15.0.0.219

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.10396428
14.01.23.02

Panda Antivirus
Adware/TSUploader
14.03.14.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.TSULoader.Installer.DanielHareuveni.L
14.2.25.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14312

Sophos
InstallRex
4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25728

File size:
311.9 KB (319,416 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)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daniel Hareuveni

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daniel Hareuveni, O=Daniel Hareuveni, STREET=Yair Rozenblum 15, L=Tel aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6958301, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009AE37A5537F1B682C02A835BCC61E4C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/rq9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFFSvzUIHZd0uzymaeMrreEsQRjn:/rSu6/eIo41QIHZGBJKWjn

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:
7.9511

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://addoncommon.info/v2200

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=1288760&publisher_id=288&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=3866280&external_id=0&session_id=7732560&hardware_id=9021320&installer_file_name=golfblogger

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