mx6ykw1x.exe

Stanislav Kabin

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 file mx6ykw1x.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Stanislav Kabin 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
StarApp  (signed by Stanislav Kabin)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.8.18.1859

MD5:
2b7f9bc64ce76450ffa95745fd4680a4

SHA-1:
150f04d2987e405d8aef3b9a78444389550ead05

SHA-256:
628b5e4663c8fb9989e56a3cac42707cf55c44afa8a607d6d7e0ce8d06ad2b80

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 12:12:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.1.23.9

File size:
294.3 KB (301,384 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\mx6ykw1x.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/5/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Stanislav Kabin, O=Stanislav Kabin, STREET="Zhilyanska, 146/100", L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=01032, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00F7D23BE6C751DFF08146724FEE558CCB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 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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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 communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to r1.stylezip.info  (54.186.255.26:80)

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