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winzip18.exe

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 winzip18.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
693ebd4e196540a02d98356f73e6803a

SHA-1:
a078db00c87e0121b74277142d288924c8e80e16

SHA-256:
e37904fd9ba7127c8a0cd31484ffbf3f2c26e13d3840280a2659e7e99d98d973

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:35:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.156.220

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.368
9.0.1.0183

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OY (variant)
8.9999

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/2/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12524

McAfee
Artemis!693EBD4E1965
5600.7082

Sophos
Generic PUA KA
4.98

File size:
838.7 KB (858,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\winzip18.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing, OU=IT, 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:
4A0099B9A58D592947DF50CC37517426

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JSFUV3gLrvPYmJ4YZuQede9GGCadXfEI+XR6OSvp:JQI4rHYWA4oxadvT+BCp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8302

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip18.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files.downloaddd.in.th/winzip18.exe

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip18.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-214-247-42.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.214.247.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-30-226-196.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.30.226.196:80)

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