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winzip180.exe

WinZip 18

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 winzip180.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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 winzip.software.informer.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address inst.avg.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

winzip180.exe

Publisher:

WinZip Computing (signed and verified)

Product:

WinZip 18

Description:

WinZip 18 Setup

Version:

1,19,0,3503

MD5:

0ab167625a7a1fc8c6f9a26f5f69e600

SHA-1:

9af7badb78fb311bcce51401461c6da49d243064

SHA-256:

5f3fd7ccd549db56bafe4f324e6362a9e9ff33bd5434e65cee028c13fbc0e2e3

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 11:16:51 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.OpenInstall

7.1.1

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1923

9.0.1.088

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.Generic.10143455

8.14.03.29.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/OpenInstall (variant)

8.9402

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/OpenInstall

3/29/2014

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11496

McAfee

Artemis!0AB167625A7A

5600.7177

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1

23.00.65.14327

Sophos

Open Install

4.97

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0204

7.2.88

File size:

410.9 KB (420,808 bytes)

Product version:

1,19,0,3503

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\installers\winzip180.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

WinZip Computing

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/15/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/13/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:

9/11/2013 6:01:43 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:7PEVT/DlxGmVQhlzYBH1PBrj+qCkeHX0h1Db5lugnuz3aJkx5D+:7+DfPVQhlzi5leMD7ul3CkxR+

Entry address:

0x1000

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 1C, 04, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, BE, CC, 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, 45, FE, 50, 8D, 85, EC, FD, FF, FF, 50, 8D, 85, E4, FB, FF, FF, 50, C7, 45, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, C6, 45, FE, 00, E8, 45, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 84, C0, 74, 15... 
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Entropy:

7.7055

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file winzip180.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://winzip.software.informer.com/.../

http://install.winzip.com/50e4abef26628b140acced572d5cf815/.../WinZip180.exe

http://c04.inst.avg.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&pid=11330942&hash=081cc8f53e351a8528488ea1b62ab0e8fb85647e

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=nkln18&pid=11330942&hash=081cc8f53e351a8528488ea1b62ab0e8fb85647e

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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