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sharebeastdownload.exe

Appit

Ivan Kostin

This program bundles adware during the download and install process using the InstaleRex pay-per-install app monetizer. The application sharebeastdownload.exe, “Installer for Appit” by Ivan Kostin 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 lp.ezdownloadpro.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Beware  (signed by Ivan Kostin)

Product:
Appit

Description:
Installer for Appit

Version:
2014.2.10.1803

MD5:
ce2e87f66f764190aeed130833b22f75

SHA-1:
94179ec4955455931d5aef707bff9e4e9b835640

SHA-256:
391a6494cf22f35bdb20c40bb5441e58792f4519808d76b53c8e5af6b64c513a

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 12:12:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.3.14.19

File size:
313.6 KB (321,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Beware

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ivan Kostin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ivan Kostin, O=Ivan Kostin, STREET=Pobedy 33/1, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=03170, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00EB11D24CE6DDBBF752FE4DC3D683D2BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 4:51:45 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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Entropy:
7.9531

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://lp.ezdownloadpro.info/.../SharebeastDownload.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=632531014&publisher_id=325&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1897593042&external_id=0&session_id=3795186084&hardware_id=4427717098&installer_file_name=sharebeastdownload

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