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skypemoticons.exe

Shlomo Dayan

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

Product:
SummerSoft

Description:
Installer for SummerSoft

Version:
2013.8.29.1517

MD5:
422c6e01baf7fece8ae9769a08b7efcb

SHA-1:
2f722868e19d0dc3b10895c077fbdbf9b1bb1f18

SHA-256:
3b2d9c3c9af8d79ca071388aed565c320b944be875fb4aa685eaa67f04d60872

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 12:30:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.3.11.22

File size:
296.2 KB (303,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 SummerSoft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shlomo Dayan

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shlomo Dayan, O=Shlomo Dayan, STREET=Smadar 45, L=Tel Aviv, S=center, PostalCode=67126, C=IL

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

Serial number:
413C7D68ADD60589106BCF7DC596FBBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 3:51:45 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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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