winrar-x64-521.exe

WinRAR

Software Association LLC

The application winrar-x64-521.exe by Software Association has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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 winrar-32.1800download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Association LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinRAR

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
655a6c0b2c34457aba5d9a34b3f21ac7

SHA-1:
b907ffd72d788af662a95cf0bae5949ae8c3ad22

SHA-256:
d158e5e904491b6bef502d2692410faefcf9f84285aeb94edab8ac7c0ebce5e6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
8/14/2025 12:19:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.04.19

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3138

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15415

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-855157
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9759
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11495

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/15/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15594

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.04.15.04

McAfee
Artemis!1964B9785478
5600.6794

Panda Antivirus
PUP/OpenCandy
15.04.15.04

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.105

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
39456

File size:
415.7 KB (425,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\winrar-x64-521.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/13/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Association LLC, O=Software Association LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', C=UA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E1FC80B1C57AD69AA6F8D65D1CF90CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 1:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8iub+EmZ7bkTRWytZbRgdkGESugzZHtsg0zG:gb+tJktWybFgdkGESp5td0zG

Entry address:
0x331C

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8393

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file winrar-x64-521.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://winrar-32.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXGwj 8XPavWwllklY NSrgQUawMZ7O/eUy8GD8o3Yng44cJgTtabv2LSflgxQEYyrJWbW1E/Y9yrNyg5/DRV3T4iz6Hk20snm1maqSvNKbm2RBs9Jp3QEdEzW1AX1/lsk7um/oUSCTQbZOydXqdD0EYqtxdkwdOPb9V3J0O8TILAl3xOG9UHM3c9z40Ok3B2mytVLIlfQvDpG3YoL3O2NXnMu F/sllhsH5sv3jlLqN/MhhSflCc1X/MS/.../O IWB5Y2enUguvCmGBNzhVW61NdWVXW1FAawqZzu1Q0nO3bDu3gfkA==

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