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peazip-5.0.1.windows.exe

PeaZip

Giorgio Tani

The application peazip-5.0.1.windows.exe, “PeaZip Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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:
0201ba20b1def2b98ac5ed41db6d5381

SHA-1:
60370c92d08e5aa8374a0ccf4905a36aaeebe7a1

SHA-256:
8a1011e559d0c5c225aedf5d7ea2671dde56d56542588e65a6582625affcfbcd

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/20/2024 1:17:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.3
9.0.1.0115

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9702

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy.cumlin
0.28.0.59288

File size:
5.2 MB (5,413,514 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\peazip-5.0.1.windows.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:PPn0oTnHFIO/HiS2tm12SlqodC1F6PWUQXUURQC/VjF0RcxTjFu/kvZ:nzTlNflqI263edjyRwn

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:
7.9982

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file peazip-5.0.1.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/peazip/.../peazip-5.0.1.WINDOWS.exe

http://www.peazip.org/.../peazip-5.0.1.WINDOWS.exe

http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/peazip/.../peazip-5.0.1.WINDOWS.exe

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