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7-zip-installer.exe

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The application 7-zip-installer.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Safe Downloads has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from content.officialopendownloads.com.
Publisher:
Safe Downloads  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
835b0de6e7905abbca550c4d7c706df2

SHA-1:
f9e895e163634b0a7373677c60307e0c3b0bea7b

SHA-256:
92fffe9247a821ae880d130bf94f08fb7cd9ab6d69f0c47060bf6163f63182fa

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
6/23/2025 6:03:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151125

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PY (variant)
9.10551

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.11.25.16

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0926
7.2.329

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33860

File size:
780.1 KB (798,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7-zip-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Downloads, O=Safe Downloads, STREET=2911 State Street, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7F513316C38621855C3DC287AE382022

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xzFawwd/JcNqIhvt9WEMTt8auRQ1dUVe+XWa6g7aklSy5GQTk7rh0Bg3ez:xzFgd/JytGt8avd0XWlclZnk/h0Qez

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8650

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 7-zip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://content.officialopendownloads.com/?ic_user_id=598

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