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Lior Sela

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 setup.exe, “Installer for SoftSafe” by Lior Sela 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 storebox3.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SoftSafe  (signed by Lior Sela)

Product:
SoftSafe

Description:
Installer for SoftSafe

Version:
2013.4.21.1505

MD5:
ae1cc5101bdf94ad7ecdb377cd68fdcf

SHA-1:
50f18abc4c389cecc9f15d7f6cbd6ade9b531ec6

SHA-256:
10881047f178c9bb1c904ed2472917160e73dd16d1ad382648485d5a5b49e14d

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:
1/9/2025 6:06:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
16.8.10.17

File size:
284.8 KB (291,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SoftSafe

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lior Sela

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lior Sela, O=Lior Sela, STREET=Moshe Sharet 46, L=Beer Sheva, S=Beer Sheva, PostalCode=84786, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D39C56B89258E40E737B2AEDA8D3D3E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 2:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XrkT6Y0JQBkQRl7174NpNUM+UHs+CpgOUaNo8187yAMiC50RjBtC7QIT:XrkT63yRl1uqM+gs+zOUad87f2gjDuQS

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:
7.9526

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://storebox3.info/.../?installer_file_name=setup&affiliate_id=1_exe

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=311554976&publisher_id=115&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=934664928&external_id=0&session_id=1869329856&hardware_id=2180884832&installer_file_name=setup

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