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jZip.exe

jZip

Discordia Limited

The application jZip.exe by Discordia Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Search Protect by Client Connect LTD and jZip by Discordia Limited, both potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address 94.31.0.28.IPYX-076665-ZYO.above.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

jZip.exe

Publisher:

Discordia Limited (signed and verified)

Product:

jZip

Version:

1.3

MD5:

fb43e463ef0d63f8c5dfb3e74bbe6167

SHA-1:

998b713248fbcb9a00cc1359f6fedc5847d2d1d2

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 7:12:07 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.DiscordiaLimited.E

14.5.16.16

File size:

2.7 MB (2,782,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.0.88677

Original file name:

jZip.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\jzip\jzip.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Discordia Limited

Authority:

Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:

6/23/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/15/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Discordia Limited, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Discordia Limited, L=Limassol, S=Limassol, C=CY

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:

365134344F55842D5CCE133A8C629064

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/3/2010 2:58:27 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:mbhoXK5ei1gSES+wTzYyW3y6vOF0k2RektSxIPEQ7dzTER783ItPLd58OV+K+YV3:m7tEA4vOYOQ7dK4Ytf8OwK+Y8Xglnedg

Entry address:

0x19298F

Entry point:

E8, 50, C8, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 75, 28, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, F1, 8B, F0, 8B, C3, F7, 64, 24, 10, 8B, C8, 8B, C6, F7, 64, 24, 10, 03, D1, EB, 47, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 44, 24, 08, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 14, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 0C, 77, 08, 72, 0F, 3B, 44, 24, 08, 76, 09, 4E, 2B... 
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Code size:

1.9 MB (2,043,904 bytes)

The file jZip.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

jZip by Discordia Limited

Publisher's description - “jZip lets you open files in many archive formats, including the popular RAR format. RAR files are compressed archives, which are files that are designed to store both single and groups of related files while minimizing their memory size to save on storage space.”

www.jzip.com

71% remove it

Search Protect by Client Connect LTD

Search Protect from Client Connect (formally Conduit, now a venture of Perion) is a homepage and search provider modifier that when installed will change the default web browser's home page and search pages to a partner portal such as Trovi.

www.conduit.com/searchprotect

79% remove it

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 94.31.0.28.IPYX-076665-ZYO.above.net (94.31.0.28:80)

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