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winzip_setup.exe

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The application winzip_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadlod.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
3.0.0.154

MD5:
9afb6ae2d6eba0d3ef15fbee3d6f8b92

SHA-1:
2d5154d1fe9d6c1f626f18ee3cc47125f8fe6694

SHA-256:
f1e2a4d5074890132471fd9736f39efaca0320768ecd1bc64bfffdcfbeef2281

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:46:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.8.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,138,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.154

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\980ku67u\winzip_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/5/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/6/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6E81181925B378772EC89B6B1E523E5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3xGUE5hpVcAmTp8SHMf2Toko8nka31cxeT0ILCXtpmsWmuVIjv6xEJakV:A5rpVDmTp8Weaoko8kEcxjQLZVIjuEJf

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadlod.com/v2/click/59604649/?d=http://server2.downloadlod.com/files/winzip.msi&key=26358ae73e562db200fde17800fb731cf4f8e74a5c3144c4dfa35799e27ff9d4&sid=lod/fr/winzip&uid=&affiliate_image=http://www.downloadlod.com/down/fr/images/winzip.png&product_image=http://www.downloadlod.com/down/fr/images/winzipinst.png&n=WinZip&done_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../SWTYP.html&cancel_url=http://tundra.site/pages/.../SWINT.html&filename=WinZip_Setup

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