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WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-cnet.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
WinZip

MD5:
30e56a727054beda7847a54de259782f

SHA-1:
72ab47dc7c2cc58fc80f6c13984aeec4c782cb8d

SHA-256:
639cb5abc54bf6a746c882064e86ba2c63330b5cb14e3b9c71420799e7e1460d

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:01:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen4
7.11.210.224

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11194

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/19/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.196.15003

McAfee
Artemis!30E56A727054
5600.6850

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0210
7.2.50

File size:
861.3 KB (881,984 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip19-cnet.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/8/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing LLC, O=WinZip Computing LLC, S=Connecticut, L=Mansfield, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=3952106, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
07D6D1C205EA8F9307404B7DE7AD6A55

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:wLr30a58aPAG7EhUetcco41wFdrwgRqCdU3T1PpDMMN:w/7fPAcEzwFdEgRqCW3T1Pph

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip19-cnet.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/88/26/.../winzip19-cnet.exe

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