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winrar_setup.exe

Catonolu

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application winrar_setup.exe, “Catonolu Setup ” by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria) 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:
Toc   (signed by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Catonolu

Description:
Catonolu Setup

Version:
5.6.5.0

MD5:
5dd9c380efbfa3174a32a062074c83a7

SHA-1:
8f5cf45ef31019235c76e154f7145869ebd9e8c2

SHA-256:
34d2cc67161ce8f68849f424340499395a8d6c2acf50717a4e3dc43fdc9c0811

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:
1/13/2025 12:30:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.3.25.3

File size:
984.7 KB (1,008,288 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.4

Copyright:
Program Internet Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:20:27 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 12:46:46 PM

Subject:
CN=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XcSR3wzLNqBwva9x+09RYoPGuL9z1D7bTluRz1uucXdI:X9gMYYxHRYoGAFZboB1Bca

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 URL.

http://www.dlcyclerepository.com/WVl6OTRQWEpYUkdsUGRrMU9iR2gyYmtjM1lqZE5KVEpDTkRoS1owZ3labE01WW1aNlpFcEZibXgwUlVwVFdFbDVWU1V6UkNaalBXNUhUWFYxTmpack1Ya3lKVEpHVW1KQllYUTBkbU5QTVdOUVVtOXVUMmM1UmsxTVpVSmhTM2htYUhoQ1pWTTBjMDFtUVZaUmFUaHlibGN4Tkc5eVlWcFNTR040VDBnMWVrbG5ObVp3YVNVeVJuaHRZV3RrTTFWRWJWZ2xNa0oxT0ZkTldtaDVZV0ZXVFhKWFVWWlllRFprTm5kYVRucFRSbVZNTVdWQlpGWkhNbkpHVVd3M1Uwb2xNa0puZG0xT1VHdzFaa2hUWlZkamQyTlJjRFIzSlRORUpUTkVKbVU5TUNaa2IzZHViRzloWkVGelBWZHBibEpCVWw5VFpYUjFjQzVsZUdVPQ==

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