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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 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (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.
Publisher:
Philipp Winterberg  (signed by Philipp B. Winterberg)

Product:
RAR File Open Knife - Free Opener Installer

Version:
3.50

MD5:
320b26d2acb88989528ca998824eb059

SHA-1:
7abe0a3e2d0879035b8cf57bb75f8e550066b726

SHA-256:
24cf6d4f316d37cbe21f878b246401dc0dc7ba266aa34b16904070bd8111b35c

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/27/2024 7:33:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.7
9.0.1.093

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9614

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/3/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.03.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PhilippBWinterberg.X
14.7.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14401

File size:
1.6 MB (1,653,648 bytes)

Product version:
3.50

Copyright:
© Philipp Winterberg

Original file name:
InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (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:XPBgFt50lVu/cFlL6PMqRyBMAEd0J4+9deI7BA1hXyl4sQ2QpA8z5UulN8GW:5grkV8cH0MuOMmJekVl825yOGW

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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Entropy:
7.9868

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

&onid=2250&oid=3001-2250_4-10971016&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&pdguid=download:12970122&topicguid=utilities/file-compression&topicbrcrm=windows software&pid=12970122&mfgid=6272829&merid=6272829&ctype=dm&cval=CBSI&devicetype=desktop&pguid=4d5474d382daf0eb5e223320&viewguid=QXDuL3VOx8LsKGffyaPoqF7dBqM8Gq2wjASK&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/97/01/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://download.exdat.com/download/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

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