7zip-en-setup.exe

Deepwell

The application 7zip-en-setup.exe by Deepwell 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 Tomorrow Software Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.7zip.me.
Publisher:
Deepwell  (signed and verified)

Product:
Deepwell

Version:
31.9.7.5058

MD5:
ee67206915de0339326935ac05fe2cc3

SHA-1:
ed7929d25028416d30be45d12263d1bb6b56b7cd

SHA-256:
683c6f2bfb63bd028598a05a034dab6fe5a1cfa5ccb6c202f54bbeefe0c09f49

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:
6/16/2024 7:51:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.Deepwell.Bundler (M)
15.12.14.10

File size:
1.2 MB (1,226,336 bytes)

Product version:
31.9.7.5058

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zip-en-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/12/2015 4:55:38 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 1:38:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Deepwell, O=Deepwell, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00D6580B94CC7EA61B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/29/2014 7:44:07 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lEP4gtLNrLKh5ZVSLwl5FFPVTYTak6XxFO4267rWfKj24w6obs1NMlb531S2:u4SLNrLKDZ0Lwl5F16TakyrOz6Vjfwgq

Entry address:
0x1CCA

Entry point:
E8, D1, C1, 00, 00, E9, F0, B9, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 54, 57, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, A1, 48, 38, 41, 00, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 50, 56, E8, DF, 4D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 08, 6A, 00, 85, C0, 74, 19, 6A, FF, 56, E8, 7E, 4D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 50, FF, 15, 5C, F0, 40, 00, B8, 38, 00, 00, 00, 5E, C3, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, 56, E8, C3, 4C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, 85, C0, 74, 1B, 6A, 00, 6A, FF, 56, E8, 52, 4D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 50, FF, 15, 5C, F0, 40, 00, B8, 39...
 
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Entropy:
7.9810  (probably packed)

Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

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