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InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

RAR File Open Knife - Free Opener Installer

Philipp B. Winterberg

The application InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe by Philipp B. Winterberg has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.philipp-winterberg.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Philipp Winterberg  (signed by Philipp B. Winterberg)

Product:
RAR File Open Knife - Free Opener Installer

Version:
3.50

MD5:
551a2b0eebaf43faa2e21342a827f49f

SHA-1:
63995ce65cd4a3127369c492913957bbcbc267aa

SHA-256:
30fccf7bc4370a0e3f527f51362b04bade69cd69d95c9d63ae4145b8705d5315

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:43:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
8/14/2014

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
14.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.02.20.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PhilippBWinterberg.X
14.7.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14218

Sophos
PUA.OpenCandy
5.04

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.51

File size:
1.4 MB (1,426,552 bytes)

Product version:
3.50

Copyright:
© Philipp Winterberg

Original file name:
InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Philipp B. Winterberg

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/30/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/31/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Philipp B. Winterberg, O=Philipp B. Winterberg, STREET=Mecklenburger Str. 21, L=Münster, S=NRW, PostalCode=48147, C=DE

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

Serial number:
0CA313E6B88E9F097241DB43E8C7D876

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 10:41:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/PvrFt50lVu/cFlmba0Mu7EklEZBP2rw4aRICePqTWZUulN8Gt:jrkV8cH6iuQkaZBP2k4ae/OGt

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://www.philipp-winterberg.de/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://dw.br.uptodown.com/dl/1436829814/.../rar-file-open-knife-3-50-en-de-win.exe

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/8ksJZwxfHJNVSrhdSgXEKuB2GJest0H02k00IVwctjSSPzCW4MKbpd1JN5lqu_ZT-br9VqYl37mLazPtXYwnb58RGVOAgTq8FpiEIEbqp3eFrCxHu-6Ffr3ESQQAPDe8/SvqL6mnUlUKuh1GC9R9r3A2glI_BYX9PDkLpcUGSpuFLx4EkOxbW1ZqySXoE9Y8gZoII8wLXrnUBxpBWUJX-Zz_RJu8iUXBdrX720lvquC3U93cuWk-2ES-oQ8vfeT0D/exyn1OgVSSOVX162kwCjyYjUp9icepYS-luCvT6xYJMgx_xmtl32ruxZ4Ppk0-F7tmMeCk4-5io2uTgRGx4GaOlelOyqFwdA92nrHIdKhIPkPDtwujIJmseDmi7QIKdA/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/W91n43kDi5DHIjj63glrZAHOZpRvFEJ--ttME3eoWVwhB35zynuk9suIibMwNHc7zMh71u5-WbV8DW5fVP9sf7XKOFbvHFguhdUsEfqwcT8Hi9zWi7DpSzYRXtqmWDFT/ZArPa-b0LZnwGWzAfx5joErJ9XmUCBcRxyBBdbOTTdN44cXOlFIljeSdfg9unwzFIxhrpp5Uri8E1RcTt5uE6SY7p-_wnp35xPnyAeTpnbwRrNYRwof7aaFC5h4PkLQz/8L3I4Ofso51-Slsfod2ALid4c8gUI14UVfL9oQQVtb3JJpeRHAytgYcK8vJpMb6j0GawJvGGZdJr0aLxqm7QXYY0VfNOTMtGXas8w27keEhR-nB9mMcN5S2rlx4zH0uA/.../

http://rar-file-open-knife.softonic.it/download-tracker?th=1/.../rB47IKfIros7bULEg8FzukOw8Jwn67pl9LbMvZi6MQkY=

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/nFkAJAIPqg10ii2HcWSxdxSdoSMyXTLupFvXOBIH0o5_Zo46QwT0JFp7uy82lExnLh_FE-LOCbzdRVwrnnA5evmj3Dl1cR2u9lvT9VI7X7XhduzNnv66IF9xl23VOJZf/.../

http://dw.uptodown.com/dl/1448230988/.../rar-file-open-knife-3-50-en-de-win.exe

http://www.rar-file-open-knife.com/InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://rar-file-open-knife.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/.../rB47IKfIros7bULEg8FzukOw8Jwn67pl9LbMvZi6MQkY=

http://www.philipp-winterberg.com/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://www.commentcamarche.net/download/.../telecharger-34086047-rar-file-open-knife

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