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WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip19-pp.exe by WinZip Computing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.winzip.com.
Publisher:
WinZip Computing LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
WinZip

MD5:
3054ce67c4a694cd1df9635daa699cde

SHA-1:
43cc3842655765b0025f7ae5f93ed6844271b56f

SHA-256:
379616c4d6c3d6cb84a3e7bd653b20dbee3c8816ed80b564431086d58da3c481

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 11:13:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen4
7.11.209.28

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11149

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

File size:
861.3 KB (881,984 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip19-pp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/8/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing LLC, O=WinZip Computing LLC, S=Connecticut, L=Mansfield, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=3952106, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
07D6D1C205EA8F9307404B7DE7AD6A55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dLr30a58aPAG7EhUetcco41wFdrwgRqCdU3T1PpDMMN:d/7fPAcEzwFdEgRqCW3T1Pph

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 winzip19-pp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.winzip.com/.../winzip19-pp.exe

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