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winrar520_installer.exe

Program Installer Internet

Glority Software Limited.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar520_installer.exe, “Program Installer Internet Setup ” by Glority Software Limited has been detected as adware by 15 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:
Glority Software Limited.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program Installer Internet

Description:
Program Installer Internet Setup

MD5:
96d650852b1d857861c021e3e9e707cb

SHA-1:
19877f40ca478f0ff52b3ba6929b136d2e1cfe07

SHA-256:
64a5f5d729882614ff33b5108dc522fa70b3bc1bcd9b5167df8bd68cc708269e

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/10/2025 10:12:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.199.138

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15310

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWS
20947

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SX (variant)
9.10966

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/10/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of vlc_2.1.5_installer.exe (Adware)
2015.6.16.23

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814541

McAfee
Artemis!45363E8641CD
5600.6830

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmhfys
0.30.0.65070

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.10.16

Sophos
Generic PUA AG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1218
7.2.69

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36394

File size:
768.2 KB (786,664 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar520_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Glority Software Limited.

Authority:
WoSign CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2014 10:45:23 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2015 10:45:23 PM

Subject:
CN=Glority Software Limited., E=info@glority.com, O=Glority Software Limited., L=Hangzhou, S=Zhejiang, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=WoSign Class 3 Code Signing CA, O=WoSign CA Limited, C=CN

Serial number:
547DAAA520AD36551B3954526D58EC3E

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):
12288:KwvpedwEr6bGhFslM/lnbyAYdD2njp0UBNu8SFovZySK0Gz18YIh4WFzsVb6ps+p:KwvYKErLjFuAlnlBjS4YICYsVcs+NhF

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8738

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winrar520_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.openthefile.net/.../WinRAR520_Installer.exe

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