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WinZip

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application WinZip.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadwizard.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
3.0.0.79

MD5:
fbf3a50d932a1ddbd07e521be16a041e

SHA-1:
e374b6c3b1d1c78d3ffcd66ef0f68841d0b01aa9

SHA-256:
80e8f369787fae5afa65602ca4946a3a649212df2429537fd66520ddc6eb0f19

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
11/27/2024 1:56:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.6.12

File size:
864.2 KB (884,896 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.79

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
WinZip.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/28/2015 3:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/29/2016 2:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2015 5:40:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:l3PU/cC8n/14lATGJKrxhMkDoqOtCg4VX:l3KkTycxukDPVX

Entry address:
0x128D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 4C, 53, 56, 57, BE, 00, 00, 80, 07, 33, DB, 56, 53, FF, 15, 10, 90, 47, 00, 85, C0, 74, 6B, 8B, D6, 8B, C8, 88, 19, 41, 4A, 75, FA, 50, FF, 15, 1C, 90, 47, 00, 89, 5D, FC, 8B, C3, 39, 75, FC, 73, 50, 40, FF, 45, FC, 39, 75, FC, 72, F7, 3B, C6, 75, 43, 6A, D3, 5B, C7, 45, E8, BC, B5, B5, B5, 33, D2, 66, C7, 45, EC, BA, BF, C6, 45, EE, A7, 88, 5D, EF, 8A, 4C, 15, E8, 8A, C1, 0A, CB, 22, C3, F6, D0, 22, C1, 88, 44, 15, E8, 42, 83, FA, 08, 72, E8, 8B, 3D, 0C, 90, 47, 00, 8D, 45, E8, 50, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.0105

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
479 KB (490,496 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadwizard.com/v2/click/eae09561/?d=http://download.winzip.com/nkln/winzip18-dl.exe&key=3019d66435ac2ef559663c51ee64fc6e35e642f11359625ed00a4cd50345dd78&sid=winzip-us&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.downloadwizard.com/.../logo_winzip_live.jpg&n=WinZip&filename=WinZip

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