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newtab_setup.exe

Julian Pankratov

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application newtab_setup.exe by Julian Pankratov 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 installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from world-downloads.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Julian Pankratov  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7601e99c694c93c9d3b01b2edd65eb21

SHA-1:
0126bd40df8052b5e24513d1b2ca1c70fa784b36

SHA-256:
46e26b0321afc238f941883a5c2a12d4325ddfad4008d99e82ee80e211af0293

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:52:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.JulianPankratov.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.21

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\newtab_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Julian Pankratov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/13/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/14/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Julian Pankratov, O=Julian Pankratov, STREET=Gagarіna 11, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02094, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00D14C8CC7422B7B416198EEB359191765

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2013 10:07:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sxllVmuE1SczZlFGmAvnR29HqL6hMa6uEwSRBoH/Sme7UnOKcvFA43:sxJ+1LVlZAv09H3hgwSEH/SmeAntc6c

Entry address:
0x1A561

Entry point:
E8, F3, 40, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, BF, 42, 00, E8, E9, 09, 00, 00, E8, C0, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 86, 40, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 96, 01, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
145 KB (148,480 bytes)

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

http://world-downloads.info/?e=wbn&prv=SearchNewTab&publisher=1273&country=BR&ind=5907408723402238611&exid=0&ssd=5061637170473602841&hid=3214573100483118907&osid=601&channel=0&sfx=1&category_name=NewTab&install_date=20121026&ntab=http://.../

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=70168586&publisher_id=016&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=210505758&external_id=0&session_id=421011516&hardware_id=491180102&installer_file_name=newtab_setup

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