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winzip175.exe

WinZip 17.5

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. This is a setup and installation application. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.winzip.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip 17.5

Description:
WinZip 17.5 Setup

Version:
1,18,0,3287

MD5:
113d9d6d9957f8235ec1f8fca4978365

SHA-1:
b75be0076d661de4616f6299940e45625192862b

SHA-256:
782cfa8b7f6b311ed3d5a067a210ebf3849cccfe6abb03a793b843f12397bce6

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Clean  (14 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 9:30:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenInstall
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Drop.Softomat.AN
7.11.30.172

Bkav FE
W32.Clod5eb.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1348
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenInstall
11/30/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11510

McAfee
Artemis!6ED6AF019F8B
5600.6930

Norman
OpenInstall.CK
11.20141130

Sophos
Open Install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10205

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1010
7.2.334

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Autoit.Win32.1746
2.0.0.1772

File size:
414.5 KB (424,400 bytes)

Product version:
1,18,0,3287

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip175.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/15/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/13/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
4/12/2013 6:55:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZZ0lscVC2dgU0rIvtDJ/nDsoGcO1WK/kLd:ZZ0PcprIv7/D84d

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 1C, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, C0, 30, 40, 00, 8D, BD, E4, FB, FF, FF, A5, A5, A5, 6A, 7E, 66, A5, 59, 33, C0, 8D, BD, F2, FB, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, BB, 04, 01, 00, 00, 53, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 66, 83, A5, EC, FD, FF, FF, 00, 33, C0, B9, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BD, EE, FD, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, E8, 3A, 01, 00, 00, 84, C0, 59, 59, 74, 15, 8D, 75, F8, 8D, BD, EC, FD, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.7053

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file winzip175.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://install.winzip.com/6c2f32004650c52d5b7d3b9e69c7f86a/.../WinZip175.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&sid=tmm175version121&gad_id=&pid=2793661&hash=eeb4956f88ff19ef95d7fabd325d758b26f550b3

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=tmm175version121&gad_id=&pid=2793661&hash=eeb4956f88ff19ef95d7fabd325d758b26f550b3

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to st.openinstall.com  (184.168.221.46:80)

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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