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skypemoticons.exe

Vadim Travkin

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application skypemoticons.exe, “Installer for SuperbApp” by Vadim Travkin 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 skypemoticonsshare.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SuperbApp  (signed by Vadim Travkin)

Product:
SuperbApp

Description:
Installer for SuperbApp

Version:
2014.4.8.1812

MD5:
9a2847b1534be605e0b191bf8fce2123

SHA-1:
c025f9cf40d043c645fca6f05655ec18d1a51534

SHA-256:
556bf9ce6f24fba4e2bd712f8fb71da530337701ff9353a42262de1f664cac7b

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 1:06:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware (M)
17.2.3.2

File size:
314.9 KB (322,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 SuperbApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vadim Travkin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Vadim Travkin, O=Vadim Travkin, STREET=Kutuzova 3, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01011, C=UA

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

Serial number:
2C444E64B9B195CCD1B5F1BA8F0B2830

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 10:51:45 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://skypemoticonsshare.com/install.php?skype=1

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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