winrar-beta-32-bits.exe

Installer

Prompt Install (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-beta-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Install (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:
Application Program   (signed by Prompt Install (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.3.3

MD5:
65ec5bda024a6f5e5819afa61bc0015d

SHA-1:
226174ac0c918404aacf1571962b349e3ce11803

SHA-256:
5916c6ac3acafed637fafbd9aae365fd55d57a06fe50db49d127941ee65f634f

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:
12/23/2024 7:36:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.10.3

File size:
802.1 KB (821,328 bytes)

Product version:
4.6.2

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar-beta-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/4/2015 9:11:31 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 9:11:31 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121733F72770ABB9FCC08E536E18FC95117

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

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-beta-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.purefolderocean.com/c?x=0Wl2dBal62LWgf/k/Ujk84kgkQADthCaG W5WCyDdVQ=&c=sYE0zAHlz6OrcafhQFrN61exlUTTsEzxThHSoXGpsx3 NZktRjfCkzfNIRKDO9m4ysdminn8WfYTUmQRXE1KRXPkhmoTlvOQamtEEp5H3eh1lVFkntrMSIPbN7OfwiIU&fallback_url=http://www.rarlabs.com/.../winrar-x64-52b4.exe&downloadAs=winrar-beta-32-bits.exe

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