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winzip180.exe

WinZip 18

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 winzip180.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from c04.files.inst.avg.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:

winzip180.exe

Publisher:

WinZip Computing (signed and verified)

Product:

WinZip 18

Description:

WinZip 18 Setup

Version:

1,19,0,3503

MD5:

7e83609dc550202b43e279061ac3e11c

SHA-1:

0667109e75009be2e522195bb2da805d0b09e5e7

SHA-256:

5c508199a42e5d10bdfcfe1d8ab573d136ccf1f3fe2acf052c02b948c8582203

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

11/24/2024 1:58:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.OpenInstall

7.1.1

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1923

9.0.1.0107

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.Generic.10143455

8.14.04.17.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/OpenInstall (variant)

8.9290

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/EmployeeActMon

4/17/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of oiassistwtd.exe (Adware)

2014.7.6.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11496

McAfee

Artemis!7E83609DC550

5600.7157

Sophos

Open Install

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0118

7.2.107

File size:

410.9 KB (420,792 bytes)

Product version:

1,19,0,3503

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip180.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

WinZip Computing

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/15/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/13/2014 5:59:59 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:

9/11/2013 7:01:43 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:LPEVT/DlxGmVQhlzYBH1PBrj+qCkeHX0h1Db5lugnuz3aJkx5DuK:L+DfPVQhlzi5leMD7ul3CkxRuK

Entry address:

0x1000

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 1C, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, CC, 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, 45, FE, 50, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, C6, 45, FE, 00, E8, 45, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 84, C0, 74, 15... 
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Entropy:

7.7055

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file winzip180.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://c04.files.inst.avg.com/dl/patched/2013/10/30/.../WinZip180.exe

http://install.winzip.com/f093c3087c9d11ab5e59a5311cd77144/.../WinZip180.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&gad_id=&pid=10854752&hash=ceab0cf34c9398f84232443e3d97e830cf9b3be5

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&gad_id=&pid=10854752&hash=ceab0cf34c9398f84232443e3d97e830cf9b3be5

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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