7-zip setup.exe

Free-mium GmbH

The executable 7-zip setup.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlgeus.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Free-mium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4d78b35641b13de6aa3b50be20bd0c93

SHA-1:
20588855010a0387c880599341fc3eea9ed7d30d

SHA-256:
f028164e7bb8bcd1b91286f2de6960d09411a32550e789c69a26006b3d8d8828

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
7/1/2025 10:51:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.7.19

File size:
555.9 KB (569,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Free-mium GmbH, O=Free-mium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AF8BC0C86618D48C79383622867AB5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/19/2016 6:03:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UweCdRoEQfgbdvV6836wwimOWWM2c4/8RChyR+P0d:UhCdRGf2c83RwFOWWMJ4/8RSyAP0d

Entry address:
0x1406C

Entry point:
E8, 14, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 68, 95, 45, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, C0, 91, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, C2, 47, 00, 89, 0D, B4, C2, 47, 00, 89, 15, B0, C2, 47, 00, 89, 1D, AC, C2, 47, 00, 89, 35, A8, C2, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
350.5 KB (358,912 bytes)

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