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InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

RAR File Open Knife - Free Opener Installer

Philipp B. Winterberg

The application InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe by Philipp B. Winterberg has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from rar-file-open-knife.it.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Philipp Winterberg  (signed by Philipp B. Winterberg)

Product:
RAR File Open Knife - Free Opener Installer

Version:
7

MD5:
baf0369543b3c28302e65601581d7245

SHA-1:
1ca9abc41476e4fc3dce6b2a6d3bb94f40859129

SHA-256:
0f6a8f5c87f927317904408a24dba8a718f2d95a8cec731a95f518a9884aa119

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 6:48:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0302

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
10/29/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
15.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.10.29.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PhilippBWinterberg.Installer (M)
15.10.29.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.151027

Sophos
PUA.OpenCandy
54

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.302

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,984 bytes)

Product version:
7

Copyright:
© Philipp Winterberg

Original file name:
InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installrarfileopenknife.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Philipp B. Winterberg

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/29/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/30/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Philipp B. Winterberg, O=Philipp B. Winterberg, STREET=Mecklenburger Str. 21, L=Münster, S=NRW, PostalCode=48147, C=DE

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

Serial number:
0CA313E6B88E9F097241DB43E8C7D876

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c4KN5QCRvV/QmGWAwGC/Og6Ik53uxOue7PZTJftE4oS:EmCj8v5IIuxNe7BFftjoS

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9746

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 21 URLs.

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https://rar-file-open-knife.nl.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAO5GjYLt2FuXfL6tICKFThXytc260JfxvHi3fjIc9cmRUh9eqYQqISSx4Ly3c4JgzfzaZuGT5GdY9vtF /.../0N1WKRrZ4SC3NwvCp0GFE2CqBM9SOboRDewuQTNEDrIw3yGjfakXSGvFTeAS6j35ikg==

https://rar-file-open-knife.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/trmsvRChbxdrflJq3ZIylWupIlzNtOoZug7P1D03Pr5WoUEqzelQkxRBIw5yfi zJrT8n MX4QwXxdlgWwV8XDk8Nbm5xzQ7hjPFWmAIQ/.../4Cp3oGmSLyJWcxkgDmQ==

temp:InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

https://rar-file-open-knife.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAO5GjYLt2FuXfL6tICKFThXytc260JfxvHi3fjIc9cmRUh9eqYQqISSx4Ly3c4JgzfzaZuGT5GdY9vtF /.../0N1WKRrZ4SC3NwvCp0GFE2CqBM9SOboRDewuQTNEDrIw3yGjfakXSGvFTeAS6j35ikg==

http://files.downloadnow-2.com/s/software/14/48/47/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

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https://rar-file-open-knife.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/trmsvRChbxdrflJq3ZIylWvD2zbFK2JeGeqhdaAZKqPqusfavhYtPGN6vxX89vE8n9fapK8b/.../p9yf6zEEDCKFOG2BUUa65SG9WUt phh4TVYxjeXJjoYjyQqanN4Jd3gFqcGDrXoPTzEFU3fuvpNxA==

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http://rar-file-open-knife.it.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAO5GjYLt2FuXfL6tICKFThXytc260JfxvHi3fjIc9cmRUh9eqYQqISSx4Ly3c4JgzfzaZuGT5GdY9vtF /.../0N1WKRrZ4SC3NwvCp0GFE2CqBM9SOboRDewuQTNEDrIw3yGjfakXSGvFTeAS6j35ikg==

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../InstallRAR70FileOpenKnife.exe

http://rar-file-open-knife.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/trmsvRChbxdrflJq3ZIylWvD2zbFK2JeGeqhdaAZKqPqusfavhYtPGN6vxX89vE8n9fapK8b/.../p9yf6zEEDCKFOG2BUUa65SG9WUt phh4TVYxjeXJjoYjyQqanN4Jd3gFqcGDrXoPTzEFU3fuvpNxA==

http://rar-file-open-knife.fr.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAO5GjYLt2FuXfL6tICKFThXytc260JfxvHi3fjIc9cmRUh9eqYQqISSx4Ly3c4JgzfzaZuGT5GdY9vtF /.../0N1WKRrZ4SC3NwvCp0GFE2CqBM9SOboRDewuQTNEDrIw3yGjfakXSGvFTeAS6j35ikg==

http://rar-file-open-knife.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAO5GjYLt2FuXfL6tICKFThXytc260JfxvHi3fjIc9cmRUh9eqYQqISSx4Ly3c4JgzfzaZuGT5GdY9vtF /.../0N1WKRrZ4SC3NwvCp0GFE2CqBM9SOboRDewuQTNEDrIw3yGjfakXSGvFTeAS6j35ikg==

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http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/47/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://global-shared-files-lw.softonic.com/1ca/9ab/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://www.philipp-winterberg.com/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/48/47/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/1ca/9ab/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

http://www.philippwinterberg.com/.../InstallRARFileOpenKnife.exe

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