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winrar setup.exe

Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application winrar setup.exe, “Soft Installer Program Setup ” by Media Theory (New Media Holdings) 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 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:
Software Installer Web   (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Soft Installer Program

Description:
Soft Installer Program Setup

Version:
2.6.5.3

MD5:
832c54b7e31375926b07539f79b1dc55

SHA-1:
d116f981547f372ee5dfbb0064fb154ae14ba9de

SHA-256:
6e57b3013c7384f9f2af53b7eca37fdbce39d81dd5e0e884528f6af924d49b28

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 10:19:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.6.19

File size:
959.7 KB (982,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.1

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:
Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 8:37:49 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 8:37:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121BA944A31E4793A274CC4ADECFF1E7349

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:nzUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:nzZANMgmuvIu8w

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.megatourapplications.com/c?x=SxzGwOw8gPiVeqOsjiIni3ZE At/VYrfb qNmVvRdws=&c=0/.../S6G6XgRbPWMbAajmBhTxOz0ex7uS74XoLvOFUQ8KqqwWcm8Sl 6IPfNUUbOAKLuHVJ9uoCetW55vCF9q4fYJg13sepdSkDjrcBasga60qmvjHd7g67DLbq9NCGQ673VPpKGw==&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.applicationstodayvault.com/c?x=pX6Gwd0RPzYNFRZnu37PMCXdIJCF49NsIqoZQ2KoPTE=&c=vvggwnbnsRemP8FqtFzWy4Q0iO5rvILg8IbjJ80KaiApRfSICZLkYls5ew9TvgkhZ FkqVWue3wTLrnvmU2IafkdJZrPiRRx2c1aWXjThCot18 Jx49t2bC7L3jauJKHUjiFuphs0LcqfIEMHmNDSg==&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.dldeliverygrab.com/c?x=GCECOFBajf1ZzZlIB2W2TRn0U8 NL2Aq6kN4hmCE6mY=&c=38Y028YeNCbR3dTocYsZg0WNfmTea1Kwfmz/bE5kfz/DS9aMx9uQj/ hblWmwE2e1E2ElCG1VsCsT7vTf1G/.../jBJdFKvt cK8xVmKsAYLj7CZpm8wdMSKmLFw==&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

http://www.applicationstodayvault.com/c?x=LcdRSdPwgQtx2JLGFWQxTzoQo0LGEqA8 eINyJ12iCc=&c=z2mvFIB0rq1bf34FCu5b/.../iMxUKIQ1ezKhcqzTyZF8MIzGjZQg9QLi6pQJwHTWZfvD7b2KeVJ4ylLouAZ7qaZuOZb8foGJ azEyZbR8D1w5rw==&downloadAs=WinRAR Setup.exe

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