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winzip20-wz.exe

WinZip Computing LLC

The application winzip20-wz.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.winzipdatahosting.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WinZip  (signed by WinZip Computing LLC)

Product:
WinZip

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54595

MD5:
80e24da833cd15ec961cb1cd724728bc

SHA-1:
3d3f2d68c7fa24867b89a44cc7c155ffa0849829

SHA-256:
ae32ed319886210a05c3716211ced00d2211ca8ecd14e0de3afbaca475f3c8a9

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
6/17/2025 7:45:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1903
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AEO.gen potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FusionCore.ICDP (L)
16.12.11.11

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54595

Copyright:
WinZip

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip20-wz.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinZip Computing LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/14/2016 2:30:13 PM

Valid to:
1/14/2017 2:30:13 PM

Subject:
CN=WinZip Computing LLC, O=WinZip Computing LLC, L=Mansfield, S=CT, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211E499D8513CC8715BAD5459440153388

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4w/hQUw7W81X5L5GTJQDwxZR2Ppb2J9Wlp8fLX414QygRs78:4wqUw6t1mwxZR2Y749

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:
7.8979

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winzip20-wz.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://cdn.winzipdatahosting.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/nkln/winzip20_downwz.exe&x=i6/TCcvYsogVKzdJDnkClmktkstvBrlgIYI74hTZ80U=&downloadAs=winzip20-wz.exe&c=2be3q8RiKnuJSl N9jGuNnPcsSQXBvmId/.../lzJdxiIcpafa 0jPg5OrRbTSv FPjymONG43ZdTEDPhBCaKcCbaJCT71nIAgHkW8RvO1 58IvVG69K3

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http://cdn.winzipdatahosting.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/nkln/winzip20_downwz.exe&x=I/ZQyNzFhaZZW9vAq2Hb0Jx1H/.../yoLcqCRdGMxC

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http://cdn.winzipdatahosting.com/c?fallback_url=http://download.winzip.com/gl/nkln/winzip20_downwz.exe&x=GIxvorgvJw0NKTY3t5SzqwUBiMggp xjqsvLHTMyv9A=&downloadAs=winzip20-wz.exe&c=N0n9R76/uNWysyNYGx4yGE/A gl2Qti31ubJzV9PN56jlDCNvVvu0/.../KnzQkKSRzYgdH 3GR5UBJkkIjHppWDe

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