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winzip170.exe

WinZip 17

WinZip Computing

This is the installation and setup package for WinZip, a file compression/decompression utilitiy that has a GUI to zip interface. The installer might bundle additional software offers during setup including the AVG browser toolbar. The application winzip170.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from pf.vitplatform.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address inst.avg.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

winzip170.exe

Publisher:

WinZip Computing (signed and verified)

Product:

WinZip 17

Description:

WinZip 17 Setup

Version:

1,18,0,2917

MD5:

d016930f0fa54ec0b3d54f0b2d416e86

SHA-1:

4aea4e2124520aa107b1180bb27c4345319aa7b2

SHA-256:

290303a0556a788024ea6a4ca1332df2919cf84560bb390d5e83d2544029e3f0

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

The setup program might include offers for additional software during installation.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 12:17:24 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1348

9.0.1.076

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.Win32.OpenInstall.AMN

8.14.05.02.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/OpenInstall (variant)

8.7893

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/OpenInstall

3/17/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of oiassistwtd.exe (Adware)

2014.5.2.5

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11378

McAfee

Artemis!D016930F0FA5

5600.7188

Sophos

Open Install

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.RCBH1A7

7.2.76

Vba32 AntiVirus

Backdoor.Swrort.aur

3.12.20.2

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

21402

File size:

360.3 KB (368,912 bytes)

Product version:

1,18,0,2917

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip170.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

WinZip Computing

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/16/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/14/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=WinZip Computing, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WinZip Computing, L=Mansfield, S=Connecticut, 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:

5E4842AC9691630B45F8266C0ADB1206

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/26/2012 4:13:36 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:a7Gvd29S8Z9xzjHiEcZZL2hI44MjGdSdsB5uAdnBKhCXsK/WNqsGTULrF:a7lZZ9dHiEcZZqu44MqSeB5uAdnB1Xs7

Entry address:

0x1000

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 18, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, A4, 30, 40, 00, 8D, BD, E8, FB, FF, FF, A5, A5, A5, 6A, 7E, 66, A5, 59, 33, C0, 8D, BD, F6, FB, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, BB, 04, 01, 00, 00, 53, 8D, 85, E8, FB, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 66, 83, A5, F0, FD, FF, FF, 00, 33, C0, B9, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BD, F2, FD, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, 8D, 85, F0, FD, FF, FF, 50, 8D, 85, E8, FB, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0F, 01, 00, 00, 84, C0, 59, 59, 74, 15, 8D, 75, F8, 8D, BD, F0, FD, FF, FF... 
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Entropy:

7.7386

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file winzip170.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/.../25296-669625-winzip.exe

http://www.chip.pl/download/narzedzia-systemowe/kompresja-i-archiwizacja-danych/.../download_local_file?version=32

http://install.winzip.com/.../WinZip170.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to oi.cloud.avg.com (204.193.144.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to inst.avg.com (204.193.144.89:80)

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