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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 7 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:
a29b7d39402d11cae6d5699619b51158

SHA-1:
91c26812a61c5c615ab4dfccaef654492fd06b28

SHA-256:
de9ee615d30c0fd47d65500395c6421de7252599ea10f6307b56e87df58289db

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 12:49:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.184.156

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28622
9.0.1.0321

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10709

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/17/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13980

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1111
7.2.321

File size:
859.9 KB (880,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/14/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SrvOWfUJEOGGBzaCNiCBbeQLacp8xrA6pPM:STdUJdDNZRaxrA6u

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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Entropy:
7.8428

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 17 URLs.

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150119185903&nva=20150120070003&token=02ffbad1415ac4358be08&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150113153055&nva=20150114033155&token=09e664d77dab384f7335c&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_it&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150113052521&nva=20150113172621&token=080cae9baeb2bc2857bd6&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150123182507&nva=20150124062607&token=0784bff75da02890977ae&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

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

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150126011539&nva=20150126131639&token=0dbe1fa2bb8451c7bd713&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_es&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20141210060757&nva=20141210180857&token=09a0530281191efa26c25&channel=WEB_SD&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=sd_client_es&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-lw.softonic.com/91c/268/.../winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150120151645&nva=20150121031745&token=0cdaedf6abbef701770a9&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_es&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150113170821&nva=20150114050921&token=05a90fe844047372f4fa8&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_es&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150113102600&nva=20150113222700&token=04b3a843ab842527a0f07&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150126122816&nva=20150127002916&token=07bcb9abacf3e2d35491f&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/91c/268/.../winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150113174021&nva=20150114054121&token=0fda1e6f5822a932045d3&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150112173125&nva=20150113053225&token=04ebd10053c9006e09ddf&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/91c/268/.../file?nvb=20150114053845&nva=20150114173945&token=0511cbab04504d55df249&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=yes&id_file=9840&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&filename=winzip19-soft.exe

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

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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