EchoTrail

7-Zip 26.06

by Igor PavlovNotSigned

Sources: observed in the EchoTrail lab on Windows 11 on November 12, 2026.

Versions:26.0626.00

The install

Installer
7z2606-x64.exe
Installed through
the window clicker
Install directory
C:\Program Files\7-Zip
Launched
7zFM.exe
Windows
Windows 11
Date
November 12, 2026
Executables dropped
7

installer sha256 9b697f65ecc2d9b0152f5ee96d72dde522a7827690349d9307935dacf40f42ec

The lab used 7-Zip for 2 minutes, changed a setting, then rebooted and watched what came back.

On screen

Frames from the lab session, cropped to 7-Zip's own windows.

7-Zip 26.06: First window
First window. 7-Zip File Manager main window is open showing Computer, Documents, Network drives list.
7-Zip 26.06: Main window
Main window. 7-Zip File Manager main window is open showing drives C:, D:, E: in the Computer view.
7-Zip 26.06: Settings
Settings. The 7-Zip Options dialog is open on the System tab showing file type associations.

What it dropped

Executables

  • 7z.dllNotSigned
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.dll
    sha256 500db9eb17f3c21b729ba41dd02ecfe1823da05028c7e4ba129084cc74cc364e
  • 7zfm.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    sha256 a12710799d5cb9b3076b86dd0f92d4a503b7062bc3efac62b7f4cb8a74e05931
  • 7zg.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
    sha256 5eb5d21003927be4d53401b9b6bbe8a787caabb38eaafaf0d429a136d7031621
  • 7z.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
    sha256 dc0493429fe28136fcb177a0e77c9875cbb3b0bff5f2f8eeba4df302e98cef76
  • 7-zip.dll
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip.dll
    sha256 f3dd6e1385adece5e32f0e7d085092ef721dcce9625bb0b75804dcbde541e4de
  • 7-zip32.dll
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip32.dll
    sha256 ed9db7e7d529d4b6159a5053dc510af49bf33e6eb73ab6281dbb10422eb86cff
  • uninstall.exe
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
    sha256 0bbf3825d0f870bc0bdfb38c00dc2a7823638332a187f5d690e0155def71cea8

Since 26.00

Compared with the lab's run of 26.00 on November 3, 2026.

Changed executables

  • 7-zip.dll c7c5c3fee903 to f3dd6e1385ad
  • 7-zip32.dll e2449df1289c to ed9db7e7d529
  • 7z.dll bbd705e3b58c to 500db9eb17f3
  • 7z.exe 4a41aa37786c to dc0493429fe2
  • 7zfm.exe d3fdf47212c7 to a12710799d5c
  • 7zg.exe 90f1e6daf118 to 5eb5d2100392
  • uninstall.exe 8fd3b34b1ba7 to 0bbf3825d0f8