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7zip.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 7zip.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.apps-for-free.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
2b57d3b52823987b27949b1f02e1159d

SHA-1:
e1f9fb72d0d0869edd276ae0497ee9b1f1710163

SHA-256:
0004ffaa5c4fa9704c676341093fabe3cfaa6fa4021a3412c50c4b85edd5dd50

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 6:26:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Usefus
2015.0.3474

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9799

McAfee
Artemis!2B57D3B52823
5600.7130

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.E
14.5.14.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0513
7.2.134

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
29202

File size:
366 KB (374,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 7:23:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6Kk02wQjZnnUAHlESM9Pt/IBP4BoHg8dqqkSyorKvEAO9ALqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVt:6L02dncz9F/IBABoHVLv7bALqE1cxfrI

Entry address:
0x22009

Entry point:
E8, 46, A7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 90, 10, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, D1, 85, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 93, B3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

The file 7zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/27/14517/51/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/27/14519/27/.../?s1=3823

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/27/17480/27/.../?s1=12692

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/27/25652/27/.../?s1=

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/27/14519/27/.../?s1=8447

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/27/14519/27/.../?s1=8070

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/stub/.../7zip.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/27/14519/27/.../?s1=8070

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/27/14525/27/.../?s1=4752

http://i.apps-for-free.net/stub/.../7zip.exe

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/27/2162/73/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/27/14518/51/.../

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