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Dof

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winzip.exe, “Dof Setup ” by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newclearchuckle.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Dof

Description:
Dof Setup

MD5:
386e17aed61cd9f4a51346458568713b

SHA-1:
91b49be4c903b36ec743dc057518f5fde409fe0f

SHA-256:
977a34236728ecaf7c412cdad4b3cec67da68cabf63c62143b237446cac5c752

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

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:
11/4/2024 5:08:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.11.3

File size:
1018.4 KB (1,042,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LlRgMsCcjuEdS+Ujbz4tLmAQhUoR7kPmGBlgjrkBu24t:Ln9sCcFM+UH0FQ7wlgrJ24t

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9219

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x= ufRqt7xhpCBYLE7Lru21dHFhLjEEaGmNsXNcfDNyi8=&c=iIK1uRJ2YyU4GYlP8NI9izVPoQ0/1tlPnadW/ EXgHDj4dkSrCbuxlOTMkpAhp67klr88mdNDzwuVNody7Ik7KbYoOerSvMkKSHEtoaZpjE VSy4QGNqnlfymP7Y8iyBnenvDFXLlp q0wpvoJlhlNwHYfvl Mh2Ry2 sG6KP3Y=&e=0&downloadAs=winzip.exe&fallback_url=http://winzip.vi.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=winzip

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