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InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

Free RAR Extract Frog Installer

Philipp B. Winterberg

The application InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe by Philipp B. Winterberg has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1uk.softpedia.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Philipp Winterberg  (signed by Philipp B. Winterberg)

Product:
Free RAR Extract Frog Installer

Version:
5.20

MD5:
3783c1220eac79e434da659ca5363c70

SHA-1:
63fc5ca13e2a5a6dc62ca7a23bcabb7eea03860c

SHA-256:
1a631afa75d9d4256782bb772398e2a3da12ab3344134e0a3f4d1d946f0bc375

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:31:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9342

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.28.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PhilippBWinterberg.Z
14.7.27.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14126

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.208

File size:
1.6 MB (1,695,520 bytes)

Product version:
5.20

Copyright:
© Philipp Winterberg

Original file name:
InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Philipp B. Winterberg

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/29/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/30/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Philipp B. Winterberg, O=Philipp B. Winterberg, STREET=Mecklenburger Str. 21, L=Münster, S=NRW, PostalCode=48147, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0CA313E6B88E9F097241DB43E8C7D876

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:f/7OPfhS5Fd2VBhTN+kz8lBcn19RgfMhI0an/ApC:ynhSOV3PzgBkvRuMhNMb

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9880

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://download1uk.softpedia.com/dl/6a90e95d799e528399fad91be3e78d5e/543168f1/100131763/software/.../InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/be6c06c1aa15cf95749a6f66775f3669/52f947d4/100131763/software/.../InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1376837782c3719/free_rar_extract_frog_5.20/.../0/

http://www.filepuma.com/down/1376837782c3719/free_rar_extract_frog_5.20/.../0/

http://files.filepuma.com/files/compression/.../Free_RAR_Extract_Frog_v5.20.exe

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&

http://www.philipp-winterberg.com/.../InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/18/41/.../InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

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