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winzip_setup.exe

Program installer

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winzip_setup.exe, “Program installer Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 12 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.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Program installer

Description:
Program installer Setup

MD5:
c50c46fdb2e8fadb6508b2720ba3d8a8

SHA-1:
37e1e5240f00778bfb045ee6cb08ac5e7d82ba09

SHA-256:
0f9e30e691d67f316050d1aed849770ce34276fd9687976b079a6e21d8bc27c1

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/2/2024 7:11:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.04.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.A.2387
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3138

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DSB
21779

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XA potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11480

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of z+hduixg.exe.part (Adware)
2015.7.17.11

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15609

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Advertiso
v2015.04.15.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.4.15.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
708.4 KB (725,408 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/17/2015 2:15:45 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 2:15:45 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112174199E19DC47E8626A3FC3B34B556C25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vXlpPSS3ea/erhfSrp6oWzcgWwRB+1gQVaicAjXdY8OrcKrEmpi3Cyl/8lnh:vXlPQCkXpQ0idNki3r0

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:
7.8572

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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