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winrar_password_remover.exe

Seekinstall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application winrar_password_remover.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
665837270887fd050b4a0e571a039034

SHA-1:
f29b0db73ef5d460e6702af4d05e536ecc09fc25

SHA-256:
7bbcb4f9f8f7355f8e4618260352699a6c3ea0fd6a1add059f99aaa07f92ccfc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/20/2024 1:06:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Seekinstall.Installer (M)
15.6.25.16

File size:
432.4 KB (442,736 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Seekinstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Seekinstall, O=Seekinstall, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
70B94B44C11D94075538EA52D3EF3696

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2015 5:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:19IuABsP1bmwM+iaLU8tzxr5G4w1lo3pb:BPZY+iaLUUJhp5b

Entry address:
0x1DDE3

Entry point:
E8, C4, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, DE, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 70, 47, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 70...
 
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Entropy:
7.0694

Code size:
203.5 KB (208,384 bytes)

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

http://ow.ly/uKTbV

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