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throne room.exe

Alexey Kurilenko

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 throne room.exe, “Installer for QuickSet” by Alexey Kurilenko has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma) installer. The setup program uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme.

File name:

throne room.exe

Publisher:

QuickSet (signed by Alexey Kurilenko)

Product:

QuickSet

Description:

Installer for QuickSet

Version:

2013.11.20.1837

MD5:

e7be63a8a30ccfc96b80c58a80de5f35

SHA-1:

a7f596b4ff5f3397d7acc12e290e6b69eb214c09

SHA-256:

270dab78b91dc9e5f255611ccbcdeee0464791ed58096bb401fa452f1bfff468

Scanner detections:

26 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/23/2024 5:48:36 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.TSULoader

2015.02.01

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallRex.Q

7.11.206.68

avast!

Win32:InstalleRex-AZ [PUP]

150129-1

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.AntiFWK.Trojan

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Installerex-2

0.98/20010

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG

20914

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1719

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstalleRex.L potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstalleRex

1/31/2015

F-Prot

W32/InstallRex.B

4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Application.InstalleRex

15.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.TDownloader

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.193.14818

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.AntiFW

14.0.0.2557

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstalleRex

v2015.01.31.04

McAfee

PUP-FHQ

5600.6868

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.crcxkg

0.30.0.65070

Quick Heal

Trojan.AntiFW.A5

1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Adware.WebPick.Installer

15.1.31.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.AntiFW.a!1075355932

23.00.65.15129

Sophos

PUA 'InstallRex'

5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.InstalleRex/Variant

10082

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.TSU

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

36666

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Adload.Win32.16871

2.0.0.2050

File size:

304.2 KB (311,456 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

TSULoader.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\throne room.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Alexey Kurilenko

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Alexey Kurilenko, O=Alexey Kurilenko, STREET="Str. Sums'ka, 28", L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkivska, PostalCode=61057, C=UA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00EC26735E2AD490D07645FA7A606FA1EE

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

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:srkx9uEo2S1YnQmCX492DkwNP3qpYFkXdlP5IO5/OoCVHuy6SHZ86riVZkiizm:srkHu6/eIo4RXdrIO5/OpVHd6Ky6rizz

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:

7.9570

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

http://getapplicationmy.info/.../?&q=Throne Room&product_name=Throne Room&installer_file_name=Throne Room&external_id=1386470285955232550

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=17072866&publisher_id=707&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=51218598&external_id=0&session_id=102437196&hardware_id=119510062&installer_file_name=throne+room

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