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7zip.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 7zip.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.awesome-downloads.com.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.12.174

MD5:
b0513aa6e05a14778779a98d6006ffcd

SHA-1:
38861e017059b16239425de8961b79d4d106d7f5

SHA-256:
17a0e9957a07a8f180c9b9cf4e72a340222309cced4fccb8d165c3ce97e622de

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
2/25/2025 2:18:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150815

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3016

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.15815

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9961
9.0.1.0227

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11571

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
8/15/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.8.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassic_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.29.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15720

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.09.29.07

McAfee
Artemis!B0513AA6E05A
5600.6672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dpuvut
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150815

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.15.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.8.15.18

Sophos
Generic PUA DI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R03FC0EE315
7.2.227

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R03FC0EE315
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39722

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.12.174

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/17/2015 10:32:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JSbElrOd6I8vP3XQhk+yVLb8J85i0dN/kl/GkTww/U2cA2:JSOrOd693XQy+yF8G5i0L/kluZw/U2cF

Entry address:
0x16D5C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8422

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

The file 7zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://inst.awesome-downloads.com/dl/27/20174/27/.../

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