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hpcsa annual fees now due pdf.exe

Moshe Karaso

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application hpcsa annual fees now due pdf.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Moshe Karaso 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.storebox1.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

SoftSafe (signed by Moshe Karaso)

Product:

SoftSafe

Description:

Installer for SoftSafe

Version:

2013.3.24.1715

MD5:

0e0812849ad6be3f596ee6494b524970

SHA-1:

e1d73de9e5fb5f33eaf3d01d9023152d3a297c36

SHA-256:

09299b85cfc7c900ec695ab2c591a8a53a6c46a5caf1cabe9dde21a853cf1912

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:

12/26/2024 2:04:22 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Adware (M)

16.8.5.15

File size:

292.4 KB (299,440 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

TSULoader.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\hpcsa annual fees now due pdf.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Moshe Karaso

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/15/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/16/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Moshe Karaso, O=Moshe Karaso, STREET=Nahum 19, L=Ramat Gan, S=center, PostalCode=52233, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

55036D3C9B5C690240A409061736347F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/12/2013 10:51:45 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:vrV59uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFVUELk6G7/4RMYrfuriOHUCJh:vrVPu6/eIo4v6G7/kSUCP

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:

7.9274

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file hpcsa annual fees now due pdf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.storebox1.info/v826/?product_name=hpcsa annual fees now due pdf&installer_file_name=hpcsa annual fees now due pdf&reffer=http://www.hpcsa.co.za/downloads/downloads/press_releases/.../hpcsa_annual_fees_now_due.pdf&uuid=

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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