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7z.exe

7-Zip

Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

The application 7z.exe by Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software) has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.))

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7-Zip Console

Version:
9.20

MD5:
2e1ebda988cc0eeda0ed60b42569c177

SHA-1:
db81d3aed8984fa63e028a0e05351f8955563455

SHA-256:
edf89cc9c103d0a7a8ae93e2fab9f74a9594b8a681fe511142f56c555eb9c3e1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 10:48:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeBytes.Optional (L)
16.8.1.21

File size:
284.8 KB (291,632 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\driverassist\7z\x64\7z.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/16/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.), OU=IT, O=Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.), L=Mascouche, S=Quebec, C=CA, SERIALNUMBER=1169595965, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Quebec, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1351EEC451AF5B1302B86C6EC06CE5B4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 11:08:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tAcAeriaGk2tLkZn0hZk/fbt+7wjCUBO+04kU7jejsMlG6J/31dAeOEtNYdHVOQE:ypON2tA423Kibf7jvMl9TJTYc

Entry address:
0x2DEC0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 58, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 70, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 78, 66, 81, 3D, 29, 21, FD, FF, 4D, 5A, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 7C, 48, 63, 05, 54, 21, FD, FF, 48, 8D, 0D, 11, 21, FD, FF, 48, 03, C1, 81, 38, 50, 45, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 5B, 0F, B7, 48, 18, 81, F9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 32, 81, F9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 3F, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 77, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 2E, 33, DB, 39, 98, F8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 1D...
 
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Entropy:
6.0658

Code size:
182 KB (186,368 bytes)

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