winzip setup.exe

I.T.N.T. SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application winzip setup.exe by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from winzip.soft32.com.
Publisher:
I.T.N.T. SRL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
c617641b73f3ecdd9efa139803de9aa7

SHA-1:
a1f447201284b224e4549926817694dc47e80619

SHA-256:
232c66a6e028374d5428cf47f188a7460d8cd0b69b0391f14096276fc01f0fc6

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

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 1:19:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Bundler
14.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.144.160

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2ed.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.S
18088

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.412
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.Soft32Downloader.AMN
8.14.10.12.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Soft32Downloader
10/12/2014

F-Prot
W32/Soft32Download.A.gen
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10881

Malwarebytes
PUP.AdBundle
v2014.10.12.04

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!748E9F78CD3A
5600.6980

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/Soft32Downloader.B
15.0.0.855

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ITNTSRL.M
14.10.12.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Soft32Downloader!1.9C52
23.00.65.141010

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.SoftDownloader
10305

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Skillis
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
29418

File size:
876.8 KB (897,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO

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:
2C5182859A028A663B668C63FE5C1CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2012 10:18:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fDCc585RZCyojmJQiKia1HaL1F17e9Oj:fD3585RcjJjpsn1C9O

Entry address:
0x2A0440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E2, FF, C7, 87, 34, 6C, 21, 00, A7, C0, BB, 4C, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8877

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
824 KB (843,776 bytes)

The file winzip setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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