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WinRAR Setup.exe

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Criteria Quality (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, “Internet Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
28f18d98779d8fd6004c0009d895a25c

SHA-1:
af3ea8e1e5cf5ccf8bff8b1e70d3e2b7d75cd4a4

SHA-256:
3060f2b96a29c0e2720c7dd62ea9d95c8e404727a35b61ebc0857760e17ea5bd

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:
11/5/2024 2:52:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.1.20

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

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
Signed by:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 11:39:55 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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:THl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:TFq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
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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 10 URLs.

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/.../tdqsxrD5 pm8fdudxJw=&c=d8hd5m7KX4auRfkj50fEctQj4khJjJ4WnjfH7X5ILfHtjJVxqY8CUdkXMiTD0ZE6B81juLBTSIwGtyRjftIE4t0eY2u67D2NyCZasd7rZcj1MPUwReE2ewJLx8l5q9U4&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/c?x=BASgaXVhPEKSq7G45X9rVmivHod6sgZKTNnVB0ap1XI=&c=odmwQMWGBC2qqZuCQNf kQZEqLF9snjFZuLkDYOuOGX/.../PEPlHBYfWbflhYUQCAKHaOuDf6JUskxTtTPUj0y&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=Et7I730iBuHydhkStrix20UvSTn8vpceras9rb0DXsc=&c=BcxteqSd6GvvJtEWB/.../41eS&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/.../YgKl0ueLubYUjOF6NuH5n45fblC9f4vOwPJC2jGdQQU3a8s2bjp0ebnb9hcyjvbC0XqqHeBQMBQFRnZDV vv3uMzl418C&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/.../sf0AkfhL9sj10n&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=YfkdQeArjpgMjPt9vROxIlDSXgBotlzplmBoyhdJ390=&c=QEEgxN/XGtCabqEP3a8wq/TeVdrmxaVffLLCu l4jVAcBQ13hBM5Z0Z0cpYE0jEgjwbgvwAZLr1Fj6IYM8dgHkvoRcnP/ohcOMTt1/.../GcPCNlSeMj1Y&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=PzcVpjiKLDjBhoPCw0f7ZwsZjBQ5fCvHo39TUYUnAWo=&c=m2PHRqi944ItfxCeaBPC bbyzeR6bEcHubDlv4RJ/.../ZxfQVbEHO&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=ptNhjzci4yxF4frtHu32yKXqqzNQVPmbEmSUxudzh9Y=&c=YdnTZxvFvVDWRdzP22tD /yQypPTBmcx35L6Pu6I27e7xF9LLBtbyxbb/.../AK1mVJiNyodVa MjrZ58AvL6kHeeyZielvFbCnxbpSqVSP9NAASdCE&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=I cyAm2YwIAQEcBnz O9EKTE Arn0rvl/PfC7cBkIS0=&c=luLiS8aB5rBpM62LmbkJv/eMHK7EY8w5ayER8xYkNMLeOnSm6ttbtis3/.../OhibDqm3u3qhE7gxTTTC8B2W9Zr9lPuooypaQSYgNJqQI&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/.../HN9wYYeGMXMovGqWC0f4i 6pOgoIMhe1I5vC3PC67WFs0ATVBACRMde9JxXwXhM7tj XZx4d0SH FxOBuHU PVfKbZmx9M&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

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