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winrar-64-bit_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar-64-bit_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9eb38044182fcc90086c272fa1677a48

SHA-1:
81a3e61612642ecf4e4001201283b0ed0090f5a3

SHA-256:
8b5afebcf48605a3af210dd03868bc05aca048fd15b09d556062a7acce8d1578

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:56:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.MZ
7.11.170.152

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3363

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.T
14.9.2.17

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.196
2.0.0.1908

File size:
777 KB (795,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar-64-bit_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J0FN1zJp5RKMlVwuqbMwFePqM27YUocRL:J+n5RKMXwuqbMwF3Loc9

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.7818

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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