winzip175.exe

WinZip 17.5

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. The application winzip175.exe, “WinZip 17.5 Setup” by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.winzip.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address inst.avg.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinZip 17.5

Description:
WinZip 17.5 Setup

Version:
1,18,0,3287

MD5:
e804972d8822590fb23f9b2fb29a8673

SHA-1:
0924b0045e2fc988242cc4e218516bd37fce172b

SHA-256:
8210b67759e4f0665827156eb1cdaae04d4fad22fbab2e8a0ea7a154049d3251

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:18:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenInstall
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Virut.Gen
7.11.30.172

Bkav FE
W32.Clod5eb.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1348
9.0.1.0132

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall (variant)
9.9151

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenInstall
5/12/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.9.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10455

McAfee
Artemis!3719C6E783EF
5600.6767

Sophos
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0809
7.2.132

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Autoit.Win32.1746
2.0.0.2027

File size:
414.4 KB (424,384 bytes)

Product version:
1,18,0,3287

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\håvard christensen\mine dokumenter\downloads\winzip175.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2014 1:59:59 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:
4/12/2013 12:55:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JZ0lscVC2dgU0rIvtDJ/nDsoGcO1WK/kLNo:JZ0PcprIv7/D84No

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 1C, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, C0, 30, 40, 00, 8D, BD, E4, FB, FF, FF, A5, A5, A5, 6A, 7E, 66, A5, 59, 33, C0, 8D, BD, F2, FB, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, BB, 04, 01, 00, 00, 53, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 5C, 30, 40, 00, 66, 83, A5, EC, FD, FF, FF, 00, 33, C0, B9, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BD, EE, FD, FF, FF, F3, AB, 66, AB, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, E8, 3A, 01, 00, 00, 84, C0, 59, 59, 74, 15, 8D, 75, F8, 8D, BD, EC, FD, FF, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file winzip175.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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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