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KuaiZip

Posted: July 12, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 1,642
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 242,105
First Seen: July 12, 2016
Last Seen: March 10, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows


KuaiZip may not be a reliable tool that can help you compress or decompress your files. It is a Chinese Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may not perform as expected. Moreover, it may cause unpleasant modifications to other applications like your browsers. It is true that the license of KuaiZip is free, but its developers may benefit financially from its existence. The PUP may inject additional commercial materials in the sites to transfer you to its partners. This way, the creators of this unreliable compression software may collect pay-per-click commissions. You should keep in mind that there is no way to know if all of the sponsored domains are safe. Some of them may try to deploy threats or other PUPs. You may even end up on platforms designed to gather information from the visitors exclusively. The targeted data may include your phone number and email address, which may result in spam. For this reason, the experts recommend you not to click on any pop-ups, banners, sponsored videos or in-text ads by KuaiZip.

Unfortunately, the mere existence of these commercial materials may cause trouble. The constant loading of multimedia ads may become a burden to your Web clients. As a result, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer may start working sluggishly. Your surfing sessions may get interrupted by some speed drops or freezes as well. KuaiZip may change some of the settings automatically. It may replace your homepage and default search provider with untrustworthy alternatives associated with manipulated results. There are two main methods for this PUP to enter your system. Some users may download it willingly from one of its official sites, which are kuaizip.com and kuaizip.com/en. The product description there states that KuaiZip is better than established programs like WinRAR, 7-zip and WinZip, which is a lie. If you cannot remember installing this PUP manually, then it probably came in a software bundle. You should consider deleting the suspicious application with a renowned anti-malware tool.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



C:\Program Files\111\X86\Update.exe File name: Update.exe
Size: 879.55 KB (879552 bytes)
MD5: dea1ab165c6f0c197cd55b1d1b55d5db
Detection count: 5,459
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\111\X86\Update.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 17, 2022
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ziptool_wc-9015_setup.exe File name: ziptool_wc-9015_setup.exe
Size: 5.26 MB (5267952 bytes)
MD5: fd853d06e1d74db68710435655d403ce
Detection count: 2,373
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ziptool_wc-9015_setup.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 5, 2025
C:\dokumenta\iTs™\AppData\Local\Temp\00009488\KuaiZip_Setup_129823379_zzlm_013.exe File name: KuaiZip_Setup_129823379_zzlm_013.exe
Size: 7.31 MB (7318464 bytes)
MD5: 9c72f085a7a0c39234e051f537edb5aa
Detection count: 1,501
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\dokumenta\iTs™\AppData\Local\Temp\00009488\KuaiZip_Setup_129823379_zzlm_013.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 7, 2025
%PROGRAMFILES%\????\X86\kuaizipUpdateChecker.dll File name: kuaizipUpdateChecker.dll
Size: 219.03 KB (219032 bytes)
MD5: 935e39b35010b2aad1d24c284fa52512
Detection count: 56
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\????\X86
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 26, 2017
%APPDATA%\kpzip.exe File name: kpzip.exe
Size: 1.72 MB (1728381 bytes)
MD5: 791c381daee80035c8309b3c7c94d192
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 25, 2017

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{2DA6D0F1-13A1-4EC7-BD41-49A545AD326F}{2FB831EA-DA68-4A66-8E31-A2D976A6296C}{3DCCD550-7586-40D2-A51D-D2F98EC06B3C}{3DCCD550-7586-40D2-A51D-D2F98EC06B3D}{6ADF19E3-77A3-4395-ADB4-9FD7D351EB3E}{6ADF19E3-77A3-4395-ADB4-9FD7D351EB3F}{86C4C3BA-4EA4-4CF8-98B9-6B07B477B835}{9CC34070-3A38-4C7A-89CB-EF8177EF07A1}{AAA0C5B8-933F-4200-93AD-B143D7FFF9F2}{AAA0C5B8-933F-4200-93AD-B143D7FFF9F3}{C9487131-EF4C-40D9-BA70-E85356CAF67E}{C9487131-EF4C-40D9-BA70-E85356CAF67F}File name without pathhttp_www.kuaizip.com_0.localstoragei.kpzip[1].xmlkpzip[1].xmlKuaiZip.lnkkuaizipdrive.syswww.kuaizip[1].xmlRegexp file mask%TEMP%\KZ7ZData.7z[RANDOM CHARACTERS]%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\KuaiZipDrive.sys%WINDIR%\system32\drivers\KuaiZipDrive2.sys%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\KuaiZip_UpdateHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\KuaiZipShlExtSOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\KZipShell2ExtSOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{2FB831EA-DA68-4A66-8E31-A2D976A6296C}SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\KuaiZipShlExtSOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\KuaiZipShlExtSOFTWARE\Classes\KuaiZipMount_FileAsso.OriginSOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\KZipShell2ExtSOFTWARE\Classes\ZipTool_FileAsso.OriginSoftware\dlr\KuaizipDlrSOFTWARE\KuaiZipSoftware\KuaiZip2SOFTWARE\KuaiZipSFXSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\i.kpzip.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\kpzip.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\kuaizip.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.kuaizip.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\kuaizip.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kpzip_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\kpzip_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ktpop3_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ktpop3_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\KuaiZip_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\KuaiZip_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mininewsxktt_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mininewsxktt_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\KuaiZip_UpdateSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\kuaizip2updatesvcSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\kuaizipupdatesvcSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\zipsvcsSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.apk\OpenWithProgids\KuaiZip.apkSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.cab\OpenWithProgids\KuaiZip.cabSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.flac\OpenWithProgids\KuaiZipMount.flacSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip\OpenWithProgids\KuaiZip.zipSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers\KzShlobjSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers\KzShlobj2SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved\KuaiZip Shell ExtensionSOFTWARE\MzipToolSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\KuaiZip2SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\kpzip_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\kpzip_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ktpop3_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ktpop3_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\KuaiZip_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\KuaiZip_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\mininewsxktt_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\mininewsxktt_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\kuaizip2updatesvcSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\kuaizipupdatesvcSOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost\zipsvcsSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ZipToolSoftware\ZipToolSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVESYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVE2SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Kuaizip Update CheckerSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\KuaiZipDriveSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\KuaiZipDrive2SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\KuaizipUpdateCheckerSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\TheMzipServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ziphostSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVESYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVE2SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Kuaizip Update CheckerSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\KuaiZipDriveSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\KuaiZipDrive2SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\KuaizipUpdateCheckerSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\TheMzipServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\ziphostSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVESYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_KUAIZIPDRIVE2SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Kuaizip Update CheckerSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\KuaiZipDriveSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\KuaiZipDrive2SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\KuaizipUpdateCheckerSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TheMzipServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ziphostHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}KuaiZipKuaiZip2ZipTool

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Compress%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\KuaiZip%APPDATA%\Heinote%APPDATA%\Kuaizip%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\KuaiZip%APPDATA%\abckantutips%APPDATA%\klzip%APPDATA%\ksrjzs%APPDATA%\kuaiya%APPDATA%\快压%HOMEDRIVE%\tools\快压%LOCALAPPDATA%\KuaiZip%LOCALAPPDATA%\finder%LOCALAPPDATA%\zm\finder%PROGRAMFILES%\Heinote%PROGRAMFILES%\KuaiZip%PROGRAMFILES%\MzipTool%PROGRAMFILES%\ZipTool%PROGRAMFILES%\k52zip%PROGRAMFILES%\kuai8%PROGRAMFILES%\kuaiya%PROGRAMFILES%\¿ìѹ%PROGRAMFILES%\快压%PROGRAMFILES%\快压x86%PROGRAMFILES%\辦揤%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Heinote%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\KuaiZip%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\MzipTool%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\kuai8%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\kuaiya%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\快压%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\快压x86%TEMP%\KuaiZip%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\KuaiZip%WINDIR%\system32\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\快压%WINDIR%\syswow64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\快压%appdata%\photoviewer%appdata%\xiaoyu%appdata%\雷神压缩%localappdata%\快压%programfiles%\QiaoZip%windir%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\ZipTool%windir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\ZipTool
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