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metal_slug_x.exe

Daneil Jemoch

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 metal_slug_x.exe, “Installer for WorldAppIt” by Daneil Jemoch 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.zilliontoolkitusa.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
WorldAppIt  (signed by Daneil Jemoch)

Product:
WorldAppIt

Description:
Installer for WorldAppIt

Version:
2014.6.17.1819

MD5:
ed4171f919c90e2cb9171181f77f3cd7

SHA-1:
259cbc14e0b6b2ca3c85345ad440f6aea73687e9

SHA-256:
243d6e63d629608d9ed0e3d49584becd9ff33b021c2bdfec1c777b21541acd2a

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:
11/28/2024 9:49:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.7.5.0

File size:
334.2 KB (342,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 WorldAppIt

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daneil Jemoch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/1/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daneil Jemoch, O=Daneil Jemoch, STREET=Dubenskay 3, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03056, C=UA

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

Serial number:
49A39B9858F6FBAB7EFD6CE450878DDB

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qrv3cibUzkuvcBYC47l2xr/bZR986SXj7myJoiaXL+hME7i:qrv3c7kuveY30b79w/xotXqhMEG

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://www.zilliontoolkitusa.info/v2440?product_name=Metal Slug X&filesize=N/A&product_title=Metal Slug X&installer_file_name=Metal_Slug_X&product_file_name=mslugx.zip&product_download_url=http://dl2.romhustler.net/download/Z9dfdw8fLDAonkQxTyjo6A/1403738408/.../mslugx.zip

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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