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winarchiver3.exe

WinArchiver Setup

Power Software Ltd

The application winarchiver3.exe by Power Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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:
3.4.0.0

MD5:
0c588c41ade00665c6cbffaabe909a10

SHA-1:
e3c9a2aa744d700d71025ab72f164a7afca94ce4

SHA-256:
972893136b3961f94479be2970b829863440c2f94d62a236c02b43f57a691935

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
5/9/2024 1:47:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9326

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.23.06

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14121

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1117
7.2.23

File size:
3.3 MB (3,425,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.0.0

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
Signed by:
Power Software Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/28/2011 8:33:03 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:33:03 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 10:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:qCBb7BORaW7hGOWeHIzOGzHN9g/4ZH6DEGqBnSdQCxAO3ZxIDmRXCtnb2gIdpCyO:7BOr74OA6Wtm4HeZvICytnKpCyyB

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file winarchiver3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.winarchiver.com/WinArchiver3.exe

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