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winrar-64-bit_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar-64-bit_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 8 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4950192e5ec39bf12e30196b4e00f2b7

SHA-1:
fb73ad7a5895821dcfbf1bf08e7d49dd71000813

SHA-256:
eab15127ba5d9a4ae7fad1fd0ba938bbc1a52799b468411e09136e2f8b59ec60

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:47:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3240

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1514

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
9.10704

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13965

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.T
15.1.4.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1110
7.2.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34698

File size:
806.4 KB (825,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar-64-bit_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 10:06:41 AM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 10:06:41 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:++xibEdDJ0Z8Xp9ZStOTIuNErvcz8BgN2:+0iQBmZ859ZSPxczI

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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-64-bit_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://securecloudfiledownload1415120643.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloadsf/downloads/72989/.../winrar-64-bit_setup.exe

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