zipinstall.exe

Generic

Bimo Media LTD

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application zipinstall.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Bimo Media has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.directinstallsplace.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Bimo Media LTD)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
0e7376cf7999bae1e0c3d149e772acf2

SHA-1:
0eff6ce626d7a565e29f0e5c56cc8ae64b0786db

SHA-256:
0c02fb4265deb7831c8865083130f06aa42917262dbec8a22c15b427cd6a2da0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 3:38:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.30.18

File size:
837.7 KB (857,808 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/19/2015 10:10:22 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 10:10:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Bimo Media LTD, O=Bimo Media LTD, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112150F7EA6F8B6B6E7368285009EFE78651

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

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:
7.9093

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.directinstallsplace.com/c?x=3pa9ejOda7NSD4qmX/1Uyf2ywSqwMalwk3d65ib/7zE=&c= 6Fn1WeA/34gTRt5/gLNHyhdU5D0JeNEpH2aCWhjij ivJBXGgeU4kgVo54y5zSOAuTTObFb/hkYDDCisHULrd2hjqKSKb7dYK3Yxw8RdAYtuBFot5HnaCWsOvRhPhUW&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe&downloadAs=zipinstall.exe

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