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7-zip.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application 7-zip.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 15 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 nl.inncdn.com.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
79ba00ef9b9a28d4dd283bdf71d01c7c

SHA-1:
3c504e06c6f33b35f5c014434a455e10d42bf65c

SHA-256:
2cd68a546a3995885e2283a6b3fd2bdd036bcf823598580ed0b46fffac58c1f5

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/23/2024 12:40:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.212.90

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3188

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e436076f
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.198.15071

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.02.24.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmiyny
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.2.24.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15222

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
37788

File size:
658.8 KB (674,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8mvp3f9S8hxYgbLqGTNpXUYBs1m1bwpuB5sRtQewKXgvY8gKAcJniP:9vtf9zxYgKGTY/18IuBORmXWEb3AccP

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://nl.inncdn.com/?domain=7-zip&name=7-Zip&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLm5sLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvbmwvc2Nybi8yNjAwMC8yNjE4Ny83LXppcC0xOC5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL21pcnJvci5mb3J1bWVyLml0LzctemlwLmV4ZQ==&os=&lang=nl_NL&desc=Ny1aaXA6IGJlc3RhbmRlbiBjb21wcmltZXJlbiBtZXQgZmxpbmtlIHJ1aW10ZWJlc3BhcmluZw==

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