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winrar_setup.exe

WinRAR

Software Assistant

The application winrar_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.uk-downloads.net.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinRAR

Version:
3.0.0.154

MD5:
eaf6c43a7834eb22b502703c8d157863

SHA-1:
f0b69161092b21ffdc3e899a6adffc20789ae236

SHA-256:
f0b7b8b306066f597642ced265b7317bd6c72abd04e3a0d154aeac740f464809

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 7:22:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.5.29.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.154

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/21/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/22/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6D2793404CAC5DD87A134CEBB2D8D3EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 2:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vxGUyUtuRP90Mim8fR+t0k+Jcx7N9TOrQr5OuskCyRnEPFJTd48EJakN3:YZVRjfM+fTOsjG48EJakl

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9602

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://files.uk-downloads.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