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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 6 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 software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Philipp Winterberg  (signed by Philipp B. Winterberg)

Product:
Free RAR Extract Frog Installer

Version:
5.50

MD5:
583a7a0effe0853e697b44276d11fc7e

SHA-1:
a78219a79c789c31a4825d2a4ea3accb4859ed1b

SHA-256:
066f98c4f0ab5e35244efae6c9958825e365ac19976d87ae579f83a9dbf9d074

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:54:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10871

G Data
NSIS.Adware.SoftBundled
14.12.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.12.13.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PhilippBWinterberg.Z
14.12.13.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.141211

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1201
7.2.347

File size:
1.4 MB (1,450,496 bytes)

Product version:
5.50

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):
24576:xltRISiVbp735549A5C8Px3qTNd1b/trVZZ9ao80Lr3rWigwiWuZOj/MSJftEjuF:ZRebR355kA5C84Tr1b5NMoHr3r11uQQ0

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:
7.9844

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 URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/97/67/.../InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe

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