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freeziphelper.exe

Nicetex Limited

The application freeziphelper.exe by Nicetex Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from ziplockerz.com.
Publisher:
Nicetex Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
563ade56987f6545e8e882860c7388ee

SHA-1:
fed7048561bc297c48fc5ac7f01fcb630632d6bf

SHA-256:
9adc26f95b657514cf8a17de18cdc22b7acbb7575bd1dc3c0eee862c09c7cec0

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:22:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0360

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9150

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.26.10

File size:
1.9 MB (1,945,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nicetex Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/14/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nicetex Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Nicetex Limited, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

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:
61250B015074410648127CE0120E31C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YozEyPkShrrBOq9o05m8z6V9dmxdJShsdFWRK:Yxyyqur8Q9Y/L

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9863  (probably packed)

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file freeziphelper.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ziplockerz.com/FreeZipHelper.exe

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