winzip19-lan_en.exe

Application

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-lan_en.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 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 download.winzip.com.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by WinZip Computing LLC)

Product:
Application

Description:
WinZip

MD5:
1fcdb13a7a9da0377423cdc8d0087a68

SHA-1:
6b433dd4982760066c9da889bd30786936f47af3

SHA-256:
f5e33913b3b6644698a321c3928abcd585810b63638856e0406c1f56123fa0b0

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:21:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15215

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11171

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0206
7.2.46

File size:
839.3 KB (859,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 3:47:55 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 3:47:55 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121D8A8C6094695976537E6B745DE511C3F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:PwKp7C0qnDbpHi4caaniXS9zmi4Qz5jhnjEZwZOpW8Mxp/qLDcbFhtIqeWD2r:PwK404PcLh9L4QpWpMPlFhtIqeWD2r

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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Entropy:
7.8420

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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