zipinstall.exe

Application

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, “Application 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Software installer   (signed by Bimo Media LTD)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
b03480c81cc41609fb65441a3003d73c

SHA-1:
ab4e039f4134d23303d5e6c1785149bea6e1ec49

SHA-256:
0ed2ee02b54d8899df35b945ee5d36274893edadf065c467d5309adaf26f65b3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 7:26:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.2.25.10

File size:
716.6 KB (733,800 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

Copyright:
Software

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:
7.8864

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.goodfilesuniverse.com/c?x=atFUtHTgEQtNRz5wvV5H5okXNFN2bwz9JF U8kFjf3s=&c=8Q4rrptnPb5qy 2uhu3aXqFWgnjEsjjoW2CxMmIkPite6I/PaYOAlYUvO0/IVn/Q3V5/ oE5Y NTDc4WHw59Q==&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe&downloadAs=zipinstall.exe

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