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vsvwghkd.exe

Eli Dahan

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 file vsvwghkd.exe, “Installer for StarApp” by Eli Dahan 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address r1.stylezip.info on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

vsvwghkd.exe

Publisher:

StarApp (signed by Eli Dahan)

Product:

StarApp

Description:

Installer for StarApp

Version:

2013.8.14.1907

MD5:

f7af72de84aa662888c9bf2bc879a6b5

SHA-1:

dbdb217dd5e89e52e89407e18a47f9ac90bda1cb

SHA-256:

e50de87969fe81237abc77ea85bb509359170bc2afc6c7a80e4a695574decc86

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 12:07:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.WebPick (M)

17.2.6.19

File size:

294.2 KB (301,280 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

TSULoader.exe

Installer:

WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\vsvwghkd.exe.part

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Eli Dahan

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

6/10/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/11/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Eli Dahan, O=Eli Dahan, STREET=Halapid 3, L=Ramat Gan, S=Center, PostalCode=52573, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00864002C7281B93C1609931176B93A6AE

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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Entropy:

7.9587

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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=579124438&publisher_id=791&source_id=0&page_id=0&country_code=US&locale=US&browser_id=4&download_id=1737373314&external_id=0&session_id=3474746628&hardware_id=4053871066&installer_file_name=vsvwghkd.part

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