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winzip180.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 winzip180.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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:
f57610d0ff3c0a228de91bda3e56b049

SHA-1:
49f519e75e753d6e62431d9da3ce1e433f8c02bf

SHA-256:
c7e14b8f6a209e35adc17da943d8000e93631596e46235de813b62347028e119

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:19:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18112

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.11.29.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0411
7.2.106

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28262

File size:
801.6 KB (820,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip180.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):
12288:+gIpRLi70zE8PyBCv+IEVuuBq2idUkOb2X9KHagXvaV32VLiYRaUqtjvyPMXmIdx:+gIOM+Cv+IE8MqRdUeeapN9pmIdrF

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip180.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip18ru.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?pid=1354

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=lanrarES&pid=11330942&hash=ce5732ef746862ef8f0157d7e994e2e1da02175f

http://www.download.fi/.../download.cfm?version_id=81851&software_id=627&mirror_id=0&installer=0&perion=0

http://dde.de.drive-files-b.com//97/94/ct949397/bd3ff348b18942d1ac4752c1b997300c/Downloads/Prod/SmallStub1.3.9.0.140504.01/.../WinZip.exe

http://bd3ff348b18942d1ac4752c1b997300c.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=284&SoftwareName=WinZip&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://www.downloadcentral.dk/.../WinZip180.exe

http://download.s32cdn.com/1/174/.../winzip18.exe

http://98acdc60cb7e28f9e56a-c9c8355414dceb2e62093c8746e20714.r4.cf2.rackcdn.com/5b7233746a1dbe6a17dad57930a53d6e/.../WinZip180.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&pid=11330942&hash=081cc8f53e351a8528488ea1b62ab0e8fb85647e

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&pid=11330942&hash=081cc8f53e351a8528488ea1b62ab0e8fb85647e

http://winzip.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../

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

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip180.exe

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip180.exe

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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