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WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19.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 download.winzip.com.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
WinZip

MD5:
c60c067a471e2752dfc1213c10382cf0

SHA-1:
0cbcd59b7a0f2609ab1cffba1133a53205debeae

SHA-256:
5f2a02d2b8f4f4f2bac11f31827fd36beacc93778e2a21bafb4bc55cadc677cf

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:
11/5/2024 5:55:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen4
7.11.217.198

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.62
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11329

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/10/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of winzip19-dl.exe
2015.9.19.4

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.201.15277

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.8.10.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.HFCLZR
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0214
7.2.222

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
861.3 KB (881,984 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/7/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 5:00:00 AM

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:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kLr30a58aPAG7EhUetcco41wFdrwgRqCdU3T1PpDMMN:k/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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Entropy:
7.8635

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.winzip.com/builds/gad/.../winzip19.exe

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