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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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.winzip.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip 18

Description:
WinZip 18 Setup

Version:
1,19,0,3503

MD5:
cd99343368aa2946f2fbbd356ba205ac

SHA-1:
a94937c65f974f6f78d7cee360faeed53bd78766

SHA-256:
701f97db8d075e1b9da4e5d533b2705fc5db7327b09049a855681aa81bb21921

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Clean  (10 probable false positive detections)

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 9:27:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenInstall
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1923
9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10143455
8.15.01.23.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenInstall
1/23/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11496

McAfee
Artemis!0AB167625A7A
5600.6877

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.15121

Sophos
Open Install
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.23

File size:
410.9 KB (420,808 bytes)

Product version:
1,19,0,3503

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2014 1:59:59 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:
9/11/2013 3:01:43 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7PEVT/DlxGmVQhlzYBH1PBrj+qCkeHX0h1Db5lugnuz3aJkx5D+:7+DfPVQhlzi5leMD7ul3CkxR+

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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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 3 URLs.

http://install.winzip.com/59ca8b502331e3eabee211c72185af39/.../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 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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