setupespl.exe

and modern

Eran Vaterfeld

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application setupespl.exe by Eran Vaterfeld 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 installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from getmeegan.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
RAID DBMSs  (signed by Eran Vaterfeld)

Product:
and modern

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
34ecea3e0acef15b1cedf8a8f3aceb55

SHA-1:
bd9c2aa9f4347d43943c1cc5f02cda973eb41b6c

SHA-256:
89ead545a3e9ba53f4dc7a6fe4b1b05b1d017aba7281c047f09f7fbb319cc874

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/13/2025 10:31:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.EranVate.Bundler (M)
16.6.3.2

File size:
1.8 MB (1,841,448 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

Original file name:
to

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\setupespl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/10/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Eran Vaterfeld, O=Eran Vaterfeld, STREET=Shtruk 15, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=64042, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CF0201F072612C73F4F11FE23420B802

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2014 6:02:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:05FPZ5PlfQCAMqbUyuMjx2JtdHfJTpJjj9LNMrtvy9LXtq3h5ERYhfTWfEBH5Hpf:CZjLAM+itfWrtvy9Twh+WlSe+6bNBZ5v

Entry address:
0x108BB

Entry point:
E8, CE, 49, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, 20, 42, 00, E8, AF, 20, 00, 00, E8, E0, 07, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 61, 49, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 20, 37, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9169  (probably packed)

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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

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=189612078&publisher_id=896&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=568836234&external_id=0&session_id=1137672468&hardware_id=1327284546&installer_file_name=setupespl

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