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7-zip.exe

The application 7-zip.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.download2desktop.com.
MD5:
6634494f1409951e31b86586bdc2dbdc

SHA-1:
0357acc6f602575fb0b48be4e621fd7d47e633d0

SHA-256:
36f49b11891375f43056b3ba1f3222319f77412992b35cd2a8cd373af7111f8d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:08:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.L potentially unwanted application
6.3

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Outbrowse (M)
16.11.27.19

File size:
102 KB (104,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:agXdZt9P6D3XJWCOr5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0WN:ae34FqUQ9OzRgW/c2

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6684

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.download2desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=2806&d=3746&l=3578&n=1&d5=34132&exeurl=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/.../7z920.exe&dynamicname=7-Zip&filename=7-Zip

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