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winrar-setup.exe

iDEAs SaaS Solutions LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar-setup.exe by iDEAs SaaS Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
iDEAs SaaS Solutions LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5cceba681d155b268b32df8ffcfc85a7

SHA-1:
7f82b4164e369ac0b5163b316458148831262638

SHA-256:
664ed2bd9d38197debe572bbcd5e438970041617571768073e0913d0f1c96134

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 4:34:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.iDEAsSaaSSolutions.Installer (M)
16.1.6.0

File size:
1.9 MB (2,028,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iDEAs SaaS Solutions LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/15/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/15/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=iDEAs SaaS Solutions LLC, O=iDEAs SaaS Solutions LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
70D92FD6CFE3AD2B54D2A1B37FA20CD9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CAbo/iQ/Bw03kK0toaaYvR0Y6nticCoVwtQk5JvxexeCB0G5u8r3:H0/pD3xCxv2Y8tiDs8NDJJ0FhT

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file winrar-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://rar.version-gratuit.com/.../winrar-setup.exe

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