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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.bestsw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.10.111

MD5:
6775da57214713918c7d69429834da11

SHA-1:
df74505db4b9dfe89afefda999913d06bc98d827

SHA-256:
b1658a95565be80b4f1b5a2fae54a91c08527be31f1b33572bc26666906e3eb5

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:08:19 PM 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]
2014.9-150713

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3143

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.15411

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22028

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9968
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassic.exe (Adware)
2015.7.13.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15829

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.04.11.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dqegkt
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150411

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.11.03

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Verti.Bundler
15.4.11.3

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0EDH15
7.2.194

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
38882

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.10.111

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 3:59:59 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:
4/3/2015 10:31:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vUC7ZyNNuc23cd0rL0VnZI7MDvwbZZ6dIjuqk0nzuisOMOyIa6MRvQpn6WP6/U2n:cC7ZjcScU4Vnmx4ddb0KiWIa1Qt6/U2n

Entry address:
0x16D5A0

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:
7.8415

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 3 URLs.

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/27/14518/51/.../

http://i.bestsw.net/stub/UINST/.../7zip.exe

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/27/14525/73/.../

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