WinZip

WinZip

by WinZip Computing, S.L.

What is WinZip?

WinZip is software application developed by WinZip Computing, S.L.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 46.67% of installations running this operating system. WinZip's installer is typically 89.00 MB in size and installs around 524 files. The most common release is 12.1.8497 with 17.32% of all installations currently using this version.

WinZip is most popular in Germany with 51.28% of installations residing in this country.

WinZip adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, WinZip is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About WinZip?

WinZip is a file archiving and compression software that is known for its proprietary technology. It primarily creates archives in the ZIP file format and also offers support for a variety of other archive formats.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • WZQKPICK.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • WINZIP32.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{AA2393FE-2731-4A18-AE6E-880B70075C07}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • WZQKPICK.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named WinZip Quick Pick.lnk_FolderCommonAppdata.
  • FAHConsole.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 8.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.winzip.com/wzredir.cgi?gewwzx
Support:
https://www.winzip.com/wzredir.cgi?geswzx
Installation path:
C:\Program Files1\WINZIP\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files1\WINZIP\WINZIP32.EXE" /uninstall
Size:
89.00 MB
Language:
English

WinZip Executable Details

Primary executable:
WINZIP32.EXE
Name:
WinZip
Path:
C:\Program Files1\WINZIP\WINZIP32.EXE
MD5:
b06d5a9c87f1927a3c594b8db468a52f
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
–
Files installed by WinZip