winrar_5-21_fr_9632_32.exe

Installer

M6 WEB

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar_5-21_fr_9632_32.exe, “Installer Setup ” by M6 WEB has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. 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:
Web   (signed by M6 WEB)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
33ee2351d6d7be537888cd58425ec0c7

SHA-1:
f96012717d37e128b36bed20d72fca65762bdeb2

SHA-256:
ec87913a962f1ca84f850cfa8151bfa368986b977ff77ba7d8b1c74df9e460ed

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
5/17/2024 5:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.31.12

File size:
721.2 KB (738,480 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0

Copyright:
Generic Installer Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar_5-21_fr_9632_32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/23/2014 1:41:48 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2015 1:41:48 PM

Subject:
CN=M6 WEB, O=M6 WEB, L=NEUILLY SUR SEINE, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121AECC41FD16F57F33BD36AAE253DC5F6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FvpVGv5br5rMiHTG5B/0jybxN38ddo8JXkY7UbqDJYxBI/BorWLL:FxVsn5/CB/0+bLYYxZriL

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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