winzip_v.5931245.exe

Awimba LLC

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application winzip_v.5931245.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.nicdls.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
053b1e207f1c4413df0dc242d9c07a68

SHA-1:
eee73052b0a6393245921e0755350b6398a4c4e4

SHA-256:
fa4d3139ac4987768f3992d273a98a30691744e2f3aa65810fa8dcff41c5ec29

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/25/2024 12:55:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Awimba.Bundler (M)
16.7.2.6

File size:
230.7 KB (236,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\winzip_v.5931245.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2012 11:12:06 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2013 11:12:06 AM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0423F035F20DC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:As6FxtldcOuO9sIpPkeNutqYGSiHVnilp559ipcH:iF1dci9Dpspnx3Zge

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8502

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file winzip_v.5931245.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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