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winrar-setup1.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 file winrar-setup1.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:
aa58ceffd0525307224c69efa21068ed

SHA-1:
126079167269f1fe5a207d11cae0911983101306

SHA-256:
b757d3d7bc964b62949512b4599eaf42e8ac68e948d4ef6048957c0628399ac4

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 3:57:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
1.9 MB (2,028,808 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar-setup1.exe.j7dlczj.partial

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:AAbo/iQ/Bw03kK0toaaYvR0Y6nticCoVwtQk5JvxexeCB0G5u8rk:d0/pD3xCxv2Y8tiDs8NDJJ0Fho

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-setup1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://rar.version-gratuit.com/.../winrar-setup1.exe

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