vistasetup.exe

7-Zip

C-NetMedia

The application vistasetup.exe by C-NetMedia has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by C-NetMedia)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z Setup SFX

Version:
4.42

MD5:
3d7d6cbfa7ba59573dbb5ad9675b05cd

SHA-1:
d5db96bb6f8633dda7256ae29c04218abc7c55fc

SHA-256:
3ae250eb6fac3274b363a3ef9060e25ca90366ae8e233ae29609e04b4115f05c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/24/2024 7:21:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.12.9.13

File size:
1 MB (1,086,072 bytes)

Product version:
4.42

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7zS.sfx.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/14/2006 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2007 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=C-NetMedia, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=C-NetMedia, L=Mobile, S=Alabama, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
38F51432ABAD3AA35011F824E0C565EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2006 5:25:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x393A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FD, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.9911

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

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