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winzip19-pp.exe

Application

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-pp.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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:
d19f6da564724a74c52b7a9fbc45e947

SHA-1:
55cfa384a01ecbf17e1e6f095ecfd42046c8b341

SHA-256:
1eee100f1aae2044f24f2c6675ac16f591d8ec9e6c685b57ba56e1d139318832

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:51:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11132

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

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-pp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 5:47:55 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 5:47:55 PM

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:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YwKp7C0qnDbpHi4caaniXS9zmi4Qz5jhnjEZwZOpW8Mxp/qLDcbFhtIqeWD2r:YwK404PcLh9L4QpWpMPlFhtIqeWD2r

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-pp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip19-pp.exe

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