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winrar.exe

Prelasan Developments s.l.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application winrar.exe by Prelasan Developments s.l 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. 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:
Prelasan Developments s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b22f003539541f6852cd56480e24eee3

SHA-1:
9d67b9440fbbd0e2b617b5553cf1c8784a970ba0

SHA-256:
3271f38078bb33ef5671274d1e9819e637ac8e5440f13eb38f64eaca1992298f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
12/26/2024 5:59:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.6.21

File size:
212.8 KB (217,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\winrar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prelasan Developments s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 9:57:44 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 1:07:57 PM

Subject:
CN=Prelasan Developments s.l., O=Prelasan Developments s.l., L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
11215E74094630A820F1780B2676F6A18842

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:We34y2pbTh+3pwLpAKKi8A//t4V1TLAo/o5b77ClFxw:kvh+3KaltAnIhLB/m4w

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dl.pocogather.com/n/.../WinRAR.exe

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