winrar setup.exe

Baludamane

Max Criteria (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 setup.exe, “Baludamane Setup ” by Max Criteria (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. 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:
Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Baludamane

Description:
Baludamane Setup

MD5:
d5d1cc657e3be53ed91956ed3ed62293

SHA-1:
619c52204598ddac27431373e9af15a626d1660d

SHA-256:
93bd450c68819ce831291979c19ffa6e5b8d895db3880f026ebbfd891d9b4a16

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 '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:
11/27/2024 4:50:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.17.1

File size:
1016.5 KB (1,040,904 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.1

Copyright:
Internet Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 11:30:28 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 12:37:50 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121F0C6B8EDBABE266B325280BC664A1402

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:WtUN881agIRk6fvFEdxg9XUudWz9vzOVrj7OKzA:Wtg84ag63SdxoEP9vzOVzO2

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.packagequicksafe.com/c?x=wgAHDhbaLonuDPwFPALCJLRtsdhzElPGgGiYzgY1NbY=&c=D/Xvw7 B5zYNVEfxU6ZuBTvmZZFKbzCOhmB 3J0ElRjWmNeJa1pzQgOcAW3cZHW5bU3wpJNTlc5UUALCK6vqnL14YUXL3G58Ls/.../iAerTAiPVZQoeEpepIvPKGvsWDeqKu5QxRqBGY=&e=0&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

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