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winrar_531.exe

Application Program

Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrar_531.exe, “Application Program Setup ” by Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Program

Description:
Application Program Setup

Version:
5.5.1.5

MD5:
2a4cb549a2eca4d543d8bb62b6c334c6

SHA-1:
89bc4156f84dae761424179bfc61080e30ee55d4

SHA-256:
3fe74cd0bbef1df34d567dc049195af56058b06b422a06eed80ee8b60927f748

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 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:
5/13/2024 6:19:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.14.9

File size:
1.4 MB (1,439,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar_531.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:54:27 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:12:52 PM

Subject:
CN=Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121771FCA92BA51266AB4B001FE1E840DDC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iA0LL8XseekgxRiYE9nQxH9/bftS2pCZOb2PlWh8sFOvmRhgUM70Owi0aindNz7A:iL0XRm/HP/j+WJKaM1PodBU

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)

The file winrar_531.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.deliverymetafactory.com/c?x=B FfUoSLWaCDjZpNXG3 SY6nWImA6Mj4lJwxsENB4Bs=&c=f8LlEa9ryQiGRtBvIMO2KW8RRnMXMSB/Bvnkx wXQkzy/UKDZ4g5WefCZ0VActCfBoAfiAKvIEiZuFw4vUe5A1bzAPyfAQPdIZ9nVQikKdEXCEiRjW7JivkdvT5AAKB8&downloadAs=WinRAR_531.exe&fallback_url=http://www.rarlab.com/.../wrar531br.exe

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