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

Product:
WinZip 17.5

Description:
WinZip 17.5 Setup

Version:
1,18,0,3287

MD5:
e9c30eb9ebf29bb4276b617b2aaec49c

SHA-1:
9e442c765644ab2bf38b83b535ac25349dc19cd9

SHA-256:
637969878d65e40c9e655691ebc86a915b4533ddff52cf6e73056029e666b11c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Clean  (11 probable false positive detections)

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:45:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenInstall
7.1.1

Bkav FE
W32.Clod5eb.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1348
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenInstall
9/9/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11510

McAfee
Artemis!6ED6AF019F8B
5600.7013

Sophos
PUA.Open Install
5.05

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1010
7.2.252

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Autoit.Win32.1746
2.0.0.1907

File size:
414.5 KB (424,408 bytes)

Product version:
1,18,0,3287

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip175.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
4/14/2014 2:59:59 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 1:55:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xZ0lscVC2dgU0rIvtDJ/nDsoGcO1WK/kL1:xZ0PcprIv7/D841

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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Entropy:
7.7053

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 3 URLs.

http://install.winzip.com/6ce519a3411da0bf94ecee4a1d007887/.../WinZip175.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&sid=tmm175version100&gad_id=&pid=2793661&hash=e7f99074c28edda7d1e5b1564b6f191bf46192cc

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=tmm175version100&gad_id=&pid=2793661&hash=e7f99074c28edda7d1e5b1564b6f191bf46192cc

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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