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freerarextractorsetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freerarextractorsetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-rar-extractor-cnet.com.
Publisher:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b50ae90afdb8796dc1e7da9ee6d330c5

SHA-1:
cee804ee8699b0d67c990baad4d406042a27745c

SHA-256:
8c52df4750cd2c9b31d6ac0153f2239ecccf7e6de71c468a64e488fa8a926251

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
12/25/2024 5:50:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
977

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3455

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
1.0.20.765

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
8.14.06.02.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.Z.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
11.2014-02-06_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
15.0.0.459

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.V
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14531

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10567

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

File size:
632.9 KB (648,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JyMJfsGYBBzsf3PYO8M6RFK5ywGCs1IhCziazdTi4RhgIOS1WrNn/WXMmyGMXmn5:JyMJfsjsf3PYpnFK5yiiIYGN+qIO1tG

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8304

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.free-rar-extractor-cnet.com/free-rar-extractor/cn/.../?dl=1

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