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peazip-4.8.1.win64.exe

PeaZip

Giorgio Tani

The application peazip-4.8.1.win64.exe, “PeaZip Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Giorgio Tani

Product:
PeaZip

Description:
PeaZip Setup

MD5:
9b5f8eb67d8713664bff017bd7eecf3b

SHA-1:
35e1da328d32d53b9fcac7dc5fddc4d34c468b97

SHA-256:
14d445311de0b467c357fe12115cfe8ce26a31b663f772efd5bd945d8fdd3ec5

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:08:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14115

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9278

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.3

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Refroso.5348536
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
5.1 MB (5,348,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\peazip-4.8.1.win64.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:TUnjE6yYYHPDdHMQ1cYvj3k7MLVGR3QH91ie3E7xPOxpAC1/:gjE6yBvdMgcy7k7UGRAH91i46xkZ1/

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9982

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file peazip-4.8.1.win64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/95/79/.../peazip-4.8.1.WIN64.exe

http://peazip.googlecode.com/.../peazip-4.8.1.WIN64.exe

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