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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 using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application skypemoticons.exe, “Installer for TopApp soft” 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 skypemoticonscomplete.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
TopApp soft  (signed by Vadim Travkin)

Product:
TopApp soft

Description:
Installer for TopApp soft

Version:
2014.5.26.2303

MD5:
ddce66013c73fc2f6b5f27928aaf8d78

SHA-1:
f86b9caaf2c1a28208a2e48a97bb87496053dc3e

SHA-256:
f7743c213cfcf3ec23251d09642c76eaea24ead4dd7d3ea3dc82bb0f069375c2

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 6:17:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WebPick.Installer (M)
16.5.7.9

File size:
314.9 KB (322,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 TopApp soft

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vadim Travkin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/21/2014 4:59:59 PM

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 1:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4rYbUzkuvcBYC47l2xa6g4FhwjZd/9d1XKxlo/ecwrHs5o:4rdkuveY36kjZP/XKxlSZAH5

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:
7.9541

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://skypemoticonscomplete.com/install.php?skype=1

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=154160752&publisher_id=541&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=462482256&external_id=0&session_id=924964512&hardware_id=1079125264&installer_file_name=skypemoticons

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