setup.exe

Arie Azulay

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application setup.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Arie Azulay 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:
StarApp  (signed by Arie Azulay)

Product:
StarApp

Description:
Installer for StarApp

Version:
2013.8.18.1859

MD5:
556f9fa5006daf2b89c982bc07f37e54

SHA-1:
a87167d6a3a79fe05be1350df2db15f214cf4a53

SHA-256:
61cf93c58a23a4d30760f50dbfbc1f1001fab9fe9ee5acf2213afb80239f7a46

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:
12/25/2024 11:59:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.2.22.15

File size:
293 KB (300,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 StarApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Arie Azulay, O=Arie Azulay, STREET=Haela 7, L=Lod, S=Shfela, PostalCode=71352, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00F5386A730E2817A1B461E384D4244BC8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2013 5:26:54 PM

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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Entropy:
7.9573

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_st2

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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