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winrar_setup.exe

Component Run

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application winrar_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Component Run 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 Component Run)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
01c753062376e1037a6a6258b74ff717

SHA-1:
bef4a5c473343f5477bbd38eb1bddaaf4e6a1016

SHA-256:
a3330e014ddb0659149e3ff67503ad355bf676c60de67bc02ec4e93c1155d3d7

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:
4/19/2024 4:51:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ComponentRun.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.1

File size:
259.9 KB (266,104 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright 2014 (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Component Run

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Component Run, O=Component Run, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
009FDF1B0DAD5FCCD2A0983B6573CACA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/14/2015 9:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:uNUVMWfi0njiY9Q+Is5HHmCDMDd9C/NdkedYXW3am5ReKttDv11cE3HXOyiT:JeWpnjJ5HH5oDq/NdkuGKaCResc2ORT

Entry address:
0x18FD3

Entry point:
E8, AC, 98, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 40, 90, 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, EC, A5, 43, 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, EC...
 
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Entropy:
6.5136

Code size:
178 KB (182,272 bytes)

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

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../WinRAR_Setup.exe

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