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Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management 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:
Generic   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
2.0.2.8

MD5:
c4e7873a6d3ba6e47cb7d7017ba6435b

SHA-1:
2723494e8126a09470d6d5707a4b375f80834500

SHA-256:
cf1561a321c14da20dd1c7b5e60bd3f633609cc78560585204227662dc390f81

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 '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:
11/24/2024 1:39:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.2.23

File size:
872.4 KB (893,384 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

Copyright:
Application internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\winrar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/13/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/14/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, STREET="Operation Dekel St, 13", L=Petah Tikva, S=Israel, PostalCode=4934629, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4CEE4E88CD7722B05DF0129CF008860C

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:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file winrar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.downloadastrofilehost.com/c?x=mHR8wRI66OFZIDo36gqj5/4Qp8VKY4KLr83dnrR2Yfs=&c=KKRQhZ01fMpi81jcBnNr9fDwf8WVJeYRk1/Azm2phv9F9O6p95uXR32aqIDeDgoGVfp/cInqHdvin9u2dxbQFomLn4d2At/A4hO1gT0QAvJlg/2VRzJwcfvFTRkctdYmdpkW52o5PF7VEg2TkZSk2w==&fallback_url=http://es.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=winrar&downloadAs=winrar.exe

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