winzip155.exe

WinZip Computing

This is the installation and setup package for WinZip, a file compression/decompression utilitiy that has a GUI to zip interface. The installer might bundle additional software offers during setup including the AVG browser toolbar. The application winzip155.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
678530258f2f89c25674b1c9a71ceaf1

SHA-1:
2659f6d12907c36eab4fb54eea2d3e01f4c3b853

SHA-256:
8d8ba580a5b769154b3ecaddc1f1690c93003812ebd44d01d9e6a8689f7a839a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The setup program might include offers for additional software during installation.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 10:35:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9461

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.03.26.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
16.11.29.13

File size:
22.3 MB (23,422,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip155.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2009 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2012 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WinZip Computing, L=Mansfield, S=Connecticut, 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:
2091EC663B9B070DEF16CA9A237B705B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/3/2009 4:24:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:dlK2TYNJw5Cv5gweTNbnPHPPRlwYGTgZGh+SoqLP3zkZehYkV1:dlK2TYc6CZxjX/O0rSPby3S1

Entry address:
0x1479F

Entry point:
E8, 02, 67, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, D8, C9, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 82, 67, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 18, 48, 41, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 54, E6, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.9990  (probably packed)

Code size:
144 KB (147,456 bytes)

The file winzip155.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.x64bitdownload.com/rd.html?url=https://store.winzip.com/852/cookie?affiliate=2736&redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.winzip.com%2fwinzip155.exe&product=90157

http://www.oldversion.com/common/uploaded_files/.../15.5.9579_winzip155_2_.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to oi.cloud.avg.com  (204.193.144.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to inst.avg.com  (204.193.144.89:80)

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