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winzip19-soft.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 winzip19-soft.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 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:
6d096ace2ecae87d9296f2b0ab19f4ab

SHA-1:
897d72a7b2f5a097624a77eacad9be79420fc9ac

SHA-256:
89c883f8bb490e363254df97f3bcf5598670e66ec14ce2fa5c5eee3a00b02a6f

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:46:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28622
9.0.1.0343

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SO (variant)
8.10846

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CO
14.12.24

File size:
884.8 KB (906,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uJvxUBn8NkVjMMHGSJBS+qFDCfYgggg5jEZ3HlvUHWSw:udeBDo0IeigGwZ1vUrw

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 winzip19-soft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://winzip.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAPSrYusXNoXmQc9Q4pHzEhsIv1rY9DnwGWoMMBNufET tjD5qQ/yqa7HA9IgHs43RfuzsRpc53ZB96kqE5nnRKs eCOCBCdocHgQSKgIj/.../L c=

http://winzip.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flqGNpZ2jk5s=

http://winzip.th.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flqGInqKnlJU=

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

http://winzip.ru.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flqGKpaWmk5g=

http://winzip.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/trmsvRChbxdrflJq3ZIylWtYBgkfBSGVUfFEc9RcKaBZW0TYDv06/trKymKL uRJPis6c/FFdOs5JI3zoEoVVHEHW/.../fx6DTLTafWtIAcW97z9tAueSb7raGKo4mntzio4INPU86Kc=

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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