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winrar-12398-dp.exe

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Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar-12398-dp.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.5.4.1

MD5:
7f8a82c96d4fd673d564ec77915a007f

SHA-1:
adc187c1482c5553cdd979a68830234e3b1c874a

SHA-256:
3873c797f5b3874f8053ab316165c5d6cc39a3ea706fa21c41e5ddf41229a6f7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/15/2025 9:56:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.14.9

File size:
934.1 KB (956,536 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\winrar-12398-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RNdDZZ18ewOdiVHjfog+ox2ZImYyPrdiOhM:RNtigAjfEGDmxrdb6

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winrar-12398-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.binarieshostinggrab.com/c?x=kg8W3DctEGIsnbyw4GVrq8X/ aPJ/Xajmv b2WTJ0TA=&c=2BJ sFCX70QLRqYtY1bEYAH/vQpH9anPdWZhxcECyIupCn8GppPDvyC71pAJjpRM3ipE9BNXePeNkKfbp5zs6iTXEFn8C mtXjBThH0PN3nwbyf74sV6nLEoPAYmrTPB&fallback_url=http://www.rarlab.com/.../winrar-x64-530.exe&downloadAs=WinRAR-12398-dp.exe

http://www.worldvaultsign.com/c?x=RVAlK384qz3ylA9Nj6Tkwg38JDpw ezmt5LlwPt6XIU=&c=NWR0F0mY0OIGbN9nxOv ikvO516x3HEb/JxN6SHzFgeWNJzDzXDBzkPSBk5uVLCqSb2OcccenybQQ/rwkB6ryiWQc5ygjOfhGQ82n165UhQnO7fV2q6r3cZjxDdiK73P&fallback_url=http://www.rarlab.com/.../winrar-x64-530.exe&downloadAs=WinRAR-12398-dp.exe

http://www.signstowerchuckle.com/c?x=cGq2Od1 dTZpzR9m6/SRlrdpulNZi1dsD3kabIoH/GQ=&c=5K/ZVG17Lf2yPOfCig8WCIseWFZk7BmSNP XZPIKre06tdAx079j0w5YvXE2ViSPa0z2pU YJMlv8wteh0XagK8umUO1simoG Rjp7H9Qv3XYCOlejKUhC//8SAVnD0Q&fallback_url=http://www.rarlab.com/.../winrar-x64-530.exe&downloadAs=WinRAR-12398-dp.exe

http://www.worldvaultsign.com/c?x=q6yTa/MR75lFcdRcqsXe/wrSjckbdJ8prj2HGH8bQGg=&c=RPbI7DLBW8rYkphHclVZ67rQmPyIv08knxhxzPo5MZsjf4/PdCXE3676txzBC6VDVSgnRrgc6ngF3TNV4KgFdglFms2ec4foxDDwQf3iWkF9/AarBKQWkziJS3JBxRYX&fallback_url=http://www.rarlab.com/.../winrar-x64-530.exe&downloadAs=WinRAR-12398-dp.exe

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