winzip180_all.exe

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_all.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e069f89376ab0789edbfb2bc0b453c30

SHA-1:
5cba98f7420310a0fc8445b63c533a2b6eedf2e3

SHA-256:
2d5f385c56df44489bccef84636711415340f4ad4156fac4b3fb9c89df2e9f3a

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:28:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LF (variant)
8.9653

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/9/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.YGZ@bWLjg@fi
11.2014-09-04_4

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Spy2
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0331
7.2.99

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28154

File size:
811.9 KB (831,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip180_all.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing, OU=IT, 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:
4A0099B9A58D592947DF50CC37517426

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CnvjkrCx5JnX1UiH/dTSZj6IzvoMxBpzG7U+Wf:CvorCxHFUeSZuITBzG7Up

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip180_all.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://install.winzip.com/b1ff3723c489b04517a7ff26f1e7458a/.../WinZip180.exe

http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?pid=10854752&sid=TP

q=http://inst.winzip.com/.../dl.php?&sid=xpusers&pid=2793661&hash=abffb2a67c6fef9e881e428e7d0193b02ef8ef5a&redir_token=_QT0utCwPnx3tMZxt08fIvVXPCJ8MTQwMTYyOTAwNUAxNDAxNTQyNjA1

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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