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jZip.exe

jZip

Discordia Limited

The application jZip.exe by Discordia Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. and jZip by Discordia Limited, both potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address 94.31.0.28.IPYX-076665-ZYO.above.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Discordia Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
jZip

Version:
1.3

MD5:
eccb54e6c26f0aaf7f9466ee888cd192

SHA-1:
1c170a7610fcd3b0173682f7b07f75c2d5e4560b

SHA-256:
31b7e57607200797ce6d86d1b8b8b879bfc8599596912d533601929a84c86c00

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:49:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DiscordiaLimited.E
14.4.13.23

File size:
2.7 MB (2,786,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.0.91520

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 by Discordia Limited

Original file name:
jZip.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\jzip\jzip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Discordia Limited

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
6/22/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Discordia Limited, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Discordia Limited, L=Limassol, S=Limassol, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
365134344F55842D5CCE133A8C629064

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/27/2010 9:11:09 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GChJx5j6tz6/RkrHuTcE7fWW7j0Hp+tDlzEJMYzbqhZ9XI7MCufe21aG6C+Hwd5g:GmzRyZIWW7CMYi9Y4Cu6FC+HBUw

Entry address:
0x19298F

Entry point:
E8, C0, C8, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 75, 28, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, F1, 8B, F0, 8B, C3, F7, 64, 24, 10, 8B, C8, 8B, C6, F7, 64, 24, 10, 03, D1, EB, 47, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 44, 24, 08, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 14, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 0C, 77, 08, 72, 0F, 3B, 44, 24, 08, 76, 09, 4E, 2B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4030

Code size:
2 MB (2,048,000 bytes)

The file jZip.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

jZip  by Discordia Limited
Publisher's description - “jZip lets you open files in many archive formats, including the popular RAR format. RAR files are compressed archives, which are files that are designed to store both single and groups of related files while minimizing their memory size to save on storage space.”
www.jzip.com
71% remove it
Search Protect  by Conduit Ltd.
From the Terms of Service: "Search Protect is a separate piece of software installed on your hard-drive in connection with your installation of a Toolbar. It is designed to protect your Search settings from takeover by third parties.
84% remove it
 
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.0.28.IPYX-076665-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.0.28:80)

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