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unzipexpresssetup.exe

unZipExpress

PurpleTech Software Inc

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application unzipexpresssetup.exe by PurpleTech Software Inc has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
PurpleTech Software Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
unZipExpress

Version:
1.12.2.14

MD5:
f8f23ad53caa1717e9d744a7b2a45eb2

SHA-1:
09e5af50feb0913661e34c31d329e94c6468d765

SHA-256:
6d2f5cd45c49178d9a9fb6d00a2c27b5046687dce9bb72999f04eaad3efa2488

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:26:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.D
826

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallBrain
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.135.160

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141031

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2015.0.3304

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.D
1.0.20.1520

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1988
9.0.1.0304

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
8.14.10.31.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.BH potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3fd996ec
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
11.2014-31-10_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain
v2014.10.31.09

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.D
15.0.0.912

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cstqny
0.28.0.58101

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.31.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PurpleTechSoftware.R
14.10.31.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.SmartInstaller!1.9EA6
23.00.65.141029

Sophos
PUA.InstallBrain
55

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
27192

File size:
2 MB (2,112,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.12.2.14

Copyright:
Copyright 2013

Original file name:
unZipExpress.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PurpleTech Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2013 2:50:01 PM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 10:45:58 PM

Subject:
CN=PurpleTech Software Inc, O=PurpleTech Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043990240F90A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 10:21:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:r7VBk+u09t/W0Gif4cNRaTmyWKYD1X/6OsL29Gbi6T:dBqoW0Gy4cNyWKYp6OsV

Entry address:
0xED725

Entry point:
E8, 4E, B4, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 60, C0, 58, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 2D, 5B, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, A0, D8, 4E, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, B4...
 
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Entropy:
6.6929

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,239,552 bytes)

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