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vistastartmenu_setup_2_881_freeware_en.exe

Dennis Nazarenko

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 vistastartmenu_setup_2_881_freeware_en.exe by Dennis Nazarenko 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Dennis Nazarenko (signed and verified)

MD5:

2480ccbaed4b6ca6f3e88c70ba129e4a

SHA-1:

2f7fdc89ba8b3c3ef4c1efe6bf57e272f07e99a8

SHA-256:

5bc679ec1955fe30cf63da86c724b3d897273a553181f4a9a1625035ca55694b

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/17/2024 6:00:08 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.WebPick.DennisNa.Bundler (M)

16.6.21.9

File size:

1.5 MB (1,548,040 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\pc world\vista start menu\vistastartmenu_setup_2_881_freeware_en.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Dennis Nazarenko

Authority:

The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:

11/1/2007 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/1/2008 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Dennis Nazarenko, O=Dennis Nazarenko, POBox=15A, STREET=Jovtneva 7A, L=Vishneve, S=Kievskaya, PostalCode=08132, C=UA

Issuer:

CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:

00DBE65D78CE895A82ADCC70F584A6A0BB

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/3/2008 10:08:47 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:r3pUZZfysXrv7tHspMSl4aSzcUHnMQKRQEWl4350e9mtYIN0qrAqxDXpSbGVy02g:FUZZf7bRspcz9HhhDl4350ez7eDb402g

Entry address:

0x30E3

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 58, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, E1, 2A, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 90, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, 98, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 86, 27, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.9809

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 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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