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WhizFolders

AvniTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

The application installwhizfolders.exe by AvniTech Solutions Pvt has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 cdn.whizfolders.com.
Publisher:
AvniTech Solutions   (signed by AvniTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)

Product:
WhizFolders

Version:
7.1.5

MD5:
cd167be9c96f623052a9ff79f90eaf98

SHA-1:
5e4808f942aa9da7c5877367a840dfe0b4750edf

SHA-256:
71f481d082d8d79638b62bfe3b46fe7bf789f4fd08f1ac6e9ba1c5c181242056

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/29/2024 4:48:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.12.1

File size:
18 MB (18,822,784 bytes)

Product version:
7.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2003-2016, AvniTech Solutions.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AvniTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AvniTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., O=AvniTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., STREET=413-c Om Avishkar Mitcollege Road 123 Rambaug Colony Kothrud, STREET=Kothrud, L=PUNE, S=MAH, PostalCode=411038, C=IN

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

Serial number:
503731556F2E2635DBF9A3C108C67229

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9368

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.whizfolders.com/.../installwhizfolders.exe

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