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winzip19-soft.exe

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-soft.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 Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.winzipdelivery.com.
Publisher:
WinZip  (signed by WinZip Computing LLC)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_40984

MD5:
db2c0a1155e1de4f2816fac84c86d86b

SHA-1:
c1ed0f27424b1cf946b30ffdad57a6652135b8ea

SHA-256:
13e5b81b5feec507a957718a03823c72435ad68869cf53482b4dd34b87236194

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:11:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
16.2.22.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
1 MB (1,079,312 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_40984

Copyright:
WinZip

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

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

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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eLUm6Bsqsnj1fPkSjfSTNeFhDT3xUH5ZZ5HZgwmKolIl7uc:egm6mpfPkSjfBh3xULZLNBoSX

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9160

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.winzipdelivery.com/c?fallback_url= &x=92FT9UWmVRVDX1Z4hWY C1g0QRh5cK0A3qwZ/NcVYwM=&downloadAs=winzip19-soft.exe&c=1S4N29So9/0ABl9bJ00cy7CZdmrvCPiZuNEbljHnbvo8tHDoL9/.../wQ==

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