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russian.rar.exe

Sergey Petrov

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 russian.rar.exe, “Installer for ApPure” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. 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:
ApPure  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
ApPure

Description:
Installer for ApPure

Version:
2014.3.18.1736

MD5:
5e22c795bdefacd078a07ab3ded7c99b

SHA-1:
9aa3ee3b60dfb76c892d3ae469b96347914cd830

SHA-256:
0fa7f65cafb96a2bfae34d5b5e381cbd25b329909fb0fdbe4574cebb1a11d796

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
12/27/2024 7:18:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.55164
846

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AntiFW
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.TSULoader
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
TR/AntiFW.b.63
7.11.177.172

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BI [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
InstallRex
2015.0.3324

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.55164
1.0.20.1420

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Antifw-47
0.98/19502

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
19774

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.29
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.55164
14.10.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallRex.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-11-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.55164
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.10.11.08

McAfee
PUP-FHQ
5600.6980

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.55164
15.0.0.852

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InfoLeak.cvgqot
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
14.10.11.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.AntiFW.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer
15.4.2.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.AntiFW!6.1788
23.00.65.141009

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallRex/Variant
10305

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.TSU
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.AntiFW.Win32.204
2.0.0.1951

File size:
333.7 KB (341,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 ApPure

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

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:Prv3clbUzkuvcBYC47l2xFXQgD1zd09GqrYP2pDF4iI+DW5WZbUq:Prv3cWkuveY3UQWtdOG/POF4iI+a5aoq

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 russian.rar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.safecanadapro.info/download/v298?product_name=russian.rar&filesize=1.13 MB&product_title=russian.rar&installer_file_name=russian.rar&product_file_name=russian.rar&product_download_url=http://.../store/temp1/2013/8/7/D//1375890676_russian.rar&reffer=http://.../&uuid=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

http://www.safecanadapro.info/v298?product_name=russian.rar&filesize=1.13 MB&product_title=russian.rar&installer_file_name=russian.rar&product_file_name=russian.rar&product_download_url=http://www.ziddu.com/store/temp1/2013/8/7/D//1375890676_russian.rar

http://downloads.ziddu.com/downloadfiles/.../russian.rar

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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