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7-zip.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The application 7-zip.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c18faf87ae64005f8a8c7692052618f

SHA-1:
e4277be03534d7103c80ee3d416c1545450074c1

SHA-256:
cdc225a753126541a2a909b4da01d6eef3f4ec8f562116ff4e506952ed4aec73

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:19:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.98.174

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.72
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AW (variant)
8.8739

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.P.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_wifi-hopper by mytunisia.exe (PUP)
2014.10.7.0

McAfee
Artemis!204E701928CA
5600.7001

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.cxdxbq
0.28.2.61349

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.F
14.8.8.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14806

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1KK
7.2.220

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.2691
3.12.22.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
20974

File size:
1 MB (1,093,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/30/2012 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstrasse 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

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

Serial number:
4C04D272CAAEF51D5786CA84D80CFB98

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lUOglCf4tjYEeJ6u4NpL0rBO2ctxWxKDo+i5sjvGVtUD8T2/dU/KiY0ykeS7T:lLmFdyq10rB6xWwi5qGi3/d7iRykeu

Entry address:
0xCA880

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 48, 65, 40, 00, E8, 81, D2, FF, FF, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, 84, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, 90, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, E8, 10, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 10, 40, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 10, 37, 40, 00, 1C, 37, 40, 00, 20, 37, 40, 00, 24, 37, 40, 00, 18, 37, 40, 00, 60, 34, 40, 00, 7C...
 
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Entropy:
6.9498

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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