winarchiver3.exe

WinArchiver Setup

Power Software Ltd

The application winarchiver3.exe by Power Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 www.winarchiver.com.
Publisher:
Power Software Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinArchiver Setup

Version:
3.3.0.0

MD5:
eb3bc097f9e1580e5d7b819d6cec0e5e

SHA-1:
50ab5570f9fc5a7b49451545bb8716486a5b96f7

SHA-256:
4871df3bbd15c68c38860ae6c30b7a1617869b8de799e921c550a6ac9970546d

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 10:39:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9309

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.03.19.09

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14317

File size:
3.3 MB (3,416,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright(c) 2004-2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winarchiver3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/28/2011 3:33:03 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 3:33:03 AM

Subject:
CN=Power Software Ltd, O=Power Software Ltd, L=香港, S=香港, C=HK

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

Serial number:
11214EC0AA9D4C5C4268811B30352BF16983

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:vQPNQNPSAMYvH7812dbFkKCwplj6KyO22MyQnw:4Cpgs81oGEOKyO22MyB

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9953

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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