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uninstall.exe

advPlugin

Fedorov Paul

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application uninstall.exe by Fedorov Paul 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 installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program advPlugin.
Publisher:
Fedorov Paul  (signed and verified)

Product:
advPlugin

Version:
1.0.1

MD5:
de56d89fcc9b95bf6d3064a5c68a20e5

SHA-1:
e8d68d19b60e199972e17673f2566321ab05e9ff

SHA-256:
200b656ac9e1b230ded32b8dde2c39bf14be0a6233401dbf2d72e7dcb1d49021

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 2:43:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick.FedorovPaul.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.14

File size:
1.3 MB (1,380,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advplugin\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fedorov Paul

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/30/2013 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/17/2014 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fedorov Paul, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Saint-Petersburg, S=Saint-Petersburg, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4775A986F383176992FD70C1405B2DEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 9:01:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fBC8zcNdRqRPuai9Hhstg34/K4LQ/OKdlB2mVZUhbl+ISTxN8IAVSYfE4Y2X2v8g:fRzc1uQBstg34K45Kdb2mVZUtl+ISD8m

Entry address:
0x4131

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 43, 43, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 44, 43, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 44, 43, 00, 56, A3, F4, 27, 43, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8B, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 50, 28, 43, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A9, B2, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 44, 43, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, AA, B2, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
advPlugin

Display version:
1.0.1

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\advPlugin\uninstall.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=92280122&publisher_id=228&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=276840366&external_id=0&session_id=553680732&hardware_id=645960854&installer_file_name=uninstall

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