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 16 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.humipapp.com.
Publisher:
PurpleTech Software Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
unZipExpress

Version:
1.18.2.14

MD5:
9a6fe02b3dee4e05e03789d13873bb7c

SHA-1:
d80e878ef1d7ed317629de2c6244e7c57543447f

SHA-256:
e5b9bffb82eb19d7dbff04530924b029d639e98e683dcc1e6dd6279c3eb59526

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 12:12:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallBrain
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.135.160

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

AVG
Skodna.Downloader
2015.0.3542

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1988
9.0.1.067

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Trojan.FakeInst.IL
8.14.03.08.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.BH (variant)
8.9516

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain
v2014.03.08.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cstqny
0.28.0.58101

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.03.08.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PurpleTechSoftware.R
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.SmartInstaller!1.9EA6
23.00.65.14306

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
27192

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

Product version:
1.18.2.14

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
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2013 9:50:01 PM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 5:45:58 AM

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 5:21:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:27VBk+u09t/W0Gif4cNRaTmyWKYeMEX/6OLL29Gbi65:QBqoW0Gy4cNyWKYo6OLP

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:
6.6928

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

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

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