winzip19-lan.exe

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-lan.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 d.winziparchives.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WinZip  (signed by WinZip Computing LLC)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_40513

MD5:
35f06cf5bde58df2a5119129fcf24f97

SHA-1:
b79290112a94983a04c6edd1b903e7190f57e007

SHA-256:
f0581e45664753695ee6b15050ca18f4f007f6ec99ed77421bb524dcbf982b67

Scanner detections:
13 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:53:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.05.19

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.XS
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150602

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.677
9.0.1.0153

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YR potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11714

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/2/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15949

McAfee
Artemis!F4FE3CC9F214
5600.6747

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmhs
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.6.2.5

Sophos
Generic PUA BO
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0504
7.2.153

File size:
1 MB (1,081,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_40513

Copyright:
WinZip

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/10/2015 1:50:10 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 1:50:10 PM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing LLC, O=WinZip Computing LLC, S=Connecticut, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213AC849B929DBABC960315B5B9070927F

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):
24576:21s6H/XpSNgVm6uXtWRQ5EIWK04xXfCJIW2JsxWImFs6tke5:2WMBcYDWEXK5xYIW2GQV5

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-lan.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://d.winziparchives.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/winzip19-new.exe&x=mDXKmoe t/.../mYYEwMMmE=&downloadAs=winzip19-lan.exe&c=9qAAFmkWtujlB4iYKThjqfgSVfGI8q4A7hR3 MoYhq5H3meuYM6us69jNyRKqY1E7D8a99e0BQj37K3arL1EAw==

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