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winzip155.exe

WinZip 15.5

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. This is a setup and installation application. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.winzip.com.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip 15.5

Description:
WinZip 15.5 Setup

Version:
1,18,0,2719

MD5:
6b560fa55d55e6d2b06440b9bf9e68fa

SHA-1:
fe209141d69d260d9f87c42bc69de39a6ab2ac81

SHA-256:
7305e9fb6c48cde85ef11ef7aeced4717484a977691a0e931406757e906fe789

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Clean  (9 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 10:18:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenInstall.Gen
8.3.2.4

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9329
9.0.1.026

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12660

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenInstall_potentially_unwanted
1/26/2016

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.212.18027

Sophos
Generic PUA IM (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OpenInstall/Variant
9363

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Amonetize.Win32.13549
2.0.0.2541

File size:
354.5 KB (363,016 bytes)

Product version:
1,18,0,2719

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2014 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5E4842AC9691630B45F8266C0ADB1206

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/12/2012 6:14:25 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nnt0zVZDY2zmr6aL0+aXMUqNU2iMmORtpuSEomlUNqsGTUDIq:ntqVFzTaaXM162iOPpu+HhGUDIq

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 1C, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, 88, 30, 40, 00, 8D, BD, E4, FB, FF, FF, A5, A5, A5, 66, A5, 6A, 7E, 59, 33, C0, 8D, BD, F2, FB, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 56, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 50, 30, 40, 00, 33, C0, 33, DB, 66, 89, 9D, EC, FD, FF, FF, B9, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BD, EE, FD, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, 53, 68, 80, 30, 40, 00, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 04, 30, 40, 00, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.7346

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7 KB (7,168 bytes)

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

http://install.winzip.com/.../WinZip155.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to st.openinstall.com  (184.168.221.46:80)

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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