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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. The application winzip175.exe, “WinZip 17.5 Setup” by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.winzip.com and multiple other hosts. 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:
5285527d7ec3fbda5e2dfd6609480b9a

SHA-1:
c6d0ef7e66b35a7a6d4590eef80b7a91a2c8f758

SHA-256:
f1b2393093f007ba3013eddd4fb77954f53a5699a774acf8547524d8e10896f2

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:40:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1348
9.0.1.010

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenInstall (variant)
8.9151

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10455

McAfee
Artemis!3719C6E783EF
5600.7238

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14124

Sophos
Open Install
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0809
7.2.10

File size:
414.4 KB (424,392 bytes)

Product version:
1,18,0,3287

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

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:hZ0lscVC2dgU0rIvtDJ/nDsoGcO1WK/kLl:hZ0PcprIv7/D84l

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 5 URLs.

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?pid=10420962

http://dc172.gulfup.com/5ztm1.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&pid=2793661&hash=8c7c42632ff7c7d3878a7770cfb3bbc49dc26d69

http://install.winzip.com/86c1e67af6ce44dc571b1ec85a61c922/.../WinZip175.exe

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&pid=2793661&hash=8c7c42632ff7c7d3878a7770cfb3bbc49dc26d69

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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