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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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.12.111

MD5:
31b7452c47907fe7d50e97962284d5f5

SHA-1:
a1754808b0429d8abe5b3f658ab1d5b0b7a35ed1

SHA-256:
ba448da3d8ac03f588c38b238695e2dde857315562cad12de762a347123123f6

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:19:03 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]
2014.9-150714

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3048

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.15714

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9817
9.0.1.0195

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11533

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.7.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15711

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.07.14.12

McAfee
Artemis!31B7452C4790
5600.6704

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dptfbk
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150714

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.14.12

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.7.14.12

Sophos
Generic PUA KB
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39688

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.12.111

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\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 9:29:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:T3NlPYFMITLl1kiKDJrf8Ep1RwqTjDUfG7ezksIbdF+fB8AvGH0h5JBMNo1KqDC3:TdCFfL/KDhfN1RfXU+7BsIbT+58p0hb4

Entry address:
0x16D580

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:
7.8420

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

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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