home

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 22 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:
1.0.12.188

MD5:
be6c3a9453ec454fe6f3e33130157e34

SHA-1:
5a460cdbc4fbad8a842dbf007c572b51e6f00286

SHA-256:
f792ba2b90e4e93c510280b3a128d236a3623e3f8c6b5f9b43d44e523492fa58

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:32:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151125

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2915

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.151125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9961
9.0.1.0329

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11618

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
11/25/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.11.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15891

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.11.25.01

McAfee
Artemis!BE6C3A9453EC
5600.6571

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dpuvut
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20151125

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.25.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM11.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.25.1

Sophos
Generic PUA FK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00GC0EE615
7.2.329

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00GC0EE615
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
40194

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.12.188

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:
11/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 5:59:59 PM

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 12:16:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nb2D9IIHOkbhVzS8DW4AqKa/62xioOWvj+xbWcs8LCDYRG6XH9UaA+jD0D/U2ML:nb2D9IIHXlsrc/5OxbWBUwSHu/+jY/UN

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8413

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/27/14525/51/.../

Remove 7zip.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.