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winzip19es_2.exe

Application

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19es_2.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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:
6116bda10611505ce13d18d3f5a2d68f

SHA-1:
69625499b68f23a3666659388b88800febed8eba

SHA-256:
596656900a01ef449429d15313de2ffd04490037e771044d2c487c1b822643a2

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/23/2024 7:42:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KX
22414

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11772

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.7.10.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

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\programs\winzip19es_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 4:47:55 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 4:47:55 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:JwKp7C0qnDbpHi4caaniXS9zmi4Qz5jhnjEZwZOpW8Mxp/qLDcbFhtIqeWD2r:JwK404PcLh9L4QpWpMPlFhtIqeWD2r

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 winzip19es_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip19es.exe

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