winzip20-new.exe

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip20-new.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 cdn.winzipdatahosting.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WinZip  (signed by WinZip Computing LLC)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_53398

MD5:
79d72e1fbe0b32567e707765dcf57bb3

SHA-1:
41e26154660a3de9aa4e429fbd2f73dba121b2c6

SHA-256:
d1a776143385b9a9f8511e500e857538fb14bccfe645769c8120719b3b4fffb9

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:45:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AEO.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FusionCore.ICDP (L)
16.12.11.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,209,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_53398

Copyright:
WinZip

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip20-new.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/31/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing LLC, OU=IT, O=WinZip Computing LLC, L=Mansfield, S=Connecticut, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0DF50E7B70B5921CAD5206E96DBE05E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y0Es2hKfzttp5TboBRSryTvw8ZI77VXnI7ugux2TrhbIC6:y/zKLB5TySrHLVXuvq2TdbIC

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip20-new.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://cdn.winzipdatahosting.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/nkln/.../sX4Pnw3Z4VEAzzEtuHmMwz8s4YK8rbVRsBMvJCo

http://cdn.winzipdatahosting.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/nkln/winzip20-home.exe&x=aeqd1K9t rGy2eOSbfaYV59eNCj1ABVYShzbPzvmQz8=&downloadAs=winzip20-new.exe&c=GxITJScTgHdADwC9ZxBwWBN4pCNSPcOlwLgVfOSwv1fAZKK ACub/.../rO4on4OAs9r8t4WqQp7s MVEdg8HTiy31VCFTR3WbDW6eG2teiUHfe

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