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winrarsetup-20958618.exe

Prog

File.org

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winrarsetup-20958618.exe, “Prog Setup ” by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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:
File.org  (signed and verified)

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

MD5:
eba880ef90e88acc8365f949bfe4730b

SHA-1:
1dcc31e225c3c6be474239a1102cf02f2529c6c2

SHA-256:
ba546ff322f3c400343acd4dfca33427c5f9292d730964bd95b075437f613708

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
5/21/2024 8:18:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.205.2

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15224

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWS
20837

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL (variant)
9.11069

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/24/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14746

McAfee
Artemis!EBA880EF90E8
5600.6845

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileorg
15.2.24.3

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OAN15
7.2.55

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OAN15
10.465.24

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36960

File size:
722.2 KB (739,504 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrarsetup-20958618.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File.org

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+vLga4Xq1YWS7GXc+xVRHU7uQs2RyCb4IUPMmvlIyIGwfV+cOMEkLEkdN6kb:+vLgtNWS7wDVRHU7uV3O4xPMmvOj+cWe

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8892

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winrarsetup-20958618.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://us01.procloudstorage.com/.../WinRARSetup-20958618.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?pid=289

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