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opton.exe

MinWare

House Of Soft

This uses the software InstalleRex download manager which bundles a number of adware plugin and browser extensions and is distributed via TusFiles. The application opton.exe, “Installer for MinWare” has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tarma Installer installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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

Product:
MinWare

Description:
Installer for MinWare

Version:
2014.1.16.1559

MD5:
cd7dbbd2844cd97d299f14ba6294971d

SHA-1:
1d2d3c2b82581af6772c2e48f31cc0830d8e00f5

SHA-256:
049935ba988cdca078ebecf726972e21f62e48e5b2612c371c8fd8252b9d8a20

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:54:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
1091

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstalleRex
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallRex.V
7.11.130.82

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-AE [PUP]
2014.9-140127

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Pick
2015.0.3582

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
1.0.20.200

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4924

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
17759

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2108
9.0.1.027

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
8.14.02.09.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex
8.9400

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstalleRex
1/27/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
11.2014-09-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
14.1.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pampers.exe (Adware)
2014.1.27.11

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downloader.InstallRex
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.11103

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.4403

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.01.27.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.324119
15.0.0.120

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.HouseOfSoft.F
14.2.15.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14125

Sophos
InstallRex
4.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
26304

File size:
308.7 KB (316,112 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:
Tarma Installer

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:urb9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFl2YyPuFITzyccux7rnrOzprCoMl:urRu6/eIo4t3PuFITKUA+

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:
7.9530

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://www.storebox1.info/v873

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