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The application zipinstall.exe, “Web Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Internet

Product:
Web Generic

Description:
Web Generic Setup

Version:
1.3.5.6

MD5:
1454aafdaf71508cca8c117e669c217b

SHA-1:
ecc820b9ecf3d3e8c0765930e360e5382a4ff1a9

SHA-256:
aee8b84e0b3c3a034bcb6f43e5265806200ef18f1362c45919e7278b401d022a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 6:36:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Internet.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.28.23

File size:
410.1 KB (419,906 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.6

Copyright:
Generic Software web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\zipinstall.exe

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):
6144:z/gYQPnqN5GUWZzqAlta8JMOuV+Bf4EkpZ8VtWZdi1mFPu:bgYGnWGqADa8agAEqZuyTu

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:
7.8760

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.directbuildworld.com/c?x=ExgK9t72p5iY2F j/FnPy 5hYj2xElPwlvFnTCPKQ0A=&c=wmAxihQjm6xcdeWgE5O2yBarzZzcoXMZbraywGNfxTxz9lyTrW22 K1kpNJA4psS8pjAapB9rPoe44eoK2DNuTOEPaTKNCbvC58BkIjLaBW4cARE7upoPy64aF3rWmIEL8D0RuMisNFNDZDzwLSFEqaTT brlk9qN4j7cK01Tjo=&downloadAs=zipinstall.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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