saveas.exe

Setup

Itzhak Shternberg

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application saveas.exe by Itzhak Shternberg 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 storagenl.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Premium  (signed by Itzhak Shternberg)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.10.11.1607

MD5:
12e830e16a156f43d0be46901b3b11f9

SHA-1:
e0f13fbf143ee4c41054b4b4fc6c931bdbd751ca

SHA-256:
f53f2acf61be1c074b7f52d04aea1ccd5572bed8e74950f49e040b6be78b8f98

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:
11/2/2024 5:20:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
17.3.10.0

File size:
294.9 KB (302,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Premium

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/8/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2013 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Itzhak Shternberg, O=Itzhak Shternberg, STREET=Belkind 2, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=62154, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009DFDC7DD83734FFB61F158A9759A6F69

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2012 3:05:52 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 file saveas.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://storagenl.info/.../

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=625462330&publisher_id=254&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1876386990&external_id=0&session_id=3752773980&hardware_id=4378236310&installer_file_name=saveas

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