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whd 7.2.exe

Sergey Petrov

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application whd 7.2.exe, “Installer for SnowApp” by Sergey Petrov has been detected as adware by 20 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.
Publisher:
SnowApp  (signed by Sergey Petrov)

Product:
SnowApp

Description:
Installer for SnowApp

Version:
2014.3.11.1505

MD5:
35a5483902b396dd576d1cc343beb8c4

SHA-1:
b49b21718f2efe843bce38d27605aacb27dd7e51

SHA-256:
2562da0b72067b5461af28cdb81200af4697fedac764af5d4158ea2b2a8719b7

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
11/28/2024 1:23:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/AntiFW.b.47
7.11.142.176

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-BI [PUP]
2014.9-140425

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3494

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
18084

Dr.Web
Trojan.WebPick.29
9.0.1.0115

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstalleRex (variant)
8.9663

G Data
Win32.Application.EZDownloader
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of youwave_android-home-4-1-1.exe.exe (Adware)
2014.4.25.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.AntiFW
14.0.0.3964

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installrex
v2014.04.25.06

McAfee
PUP-FHQ!AA7872E5A205
5600.7150

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvftvo
0.28.0.59048

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.G
14.3.28.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C
23.00.65.14423

Sophos
InstallRex
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallRex/Variant
10644

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.AdLoad
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Installerex/WebPick
28194

File size:
315.2 KB (322,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 SnowApp

Original file name:
TSULoader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WebPick InstalleRex (Tarma)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whd 7.2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sergey Petrov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sergey Petrov, O=Sergey Petrov, STREET=Gaydara 13, L=Kyev, S=Kyev, PostalCode=01033, C=UA

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

Serial number:
0AD084E865D27CD546D21DB6EDF89D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 9:51:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Lr3bUzkuvcBYC47l2xiFjox21H9mbWnqnHB/Jc9BItkszgx4ygDm:LrckuveY3fFj4ThVkszC4yb

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file whd 7.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://zilliontoolkitusa.info/v377?product_name=WHD 7.2.7z&filesize=2.92 MB&product_title=DFH Download Manager&installer_file_name=WHD 7.2&product_file_name=WHD 7.2.7z&product_download_url=http://.../get.php?file=d13a5cff&m

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-201-215-30.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.201.215.30:80)

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