EchoTrail

7-Zip 26.00

by Igor PavlovNotSigned

Sources: observed in the EchoTrail lab on Windows 11 on November 3, 2026.

Versions:26.0626.00

The install

Installer
7z2600-x64.exe
Installed through
the window clicker
Install directory
C:\Program Files\7-Zip
Launched
7zFM.exe
Windows
Windows 11
Date
November 3, 2026
Executables dropped
7

installer sha256 6fe18d5b3080e39678cabfa6cef12cfb25086377389b803a36a3c43236a8a82c

The lab used 7-Zip for 1 minute, 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 26.00: Main window
Main window. 7-Zip File Manager main window is open showing Computer, Documents, Network and drive entries.
7-Zip 26.00: 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 bbd705e3b58ca7677c1e9e67473f166a6712da034dcb567d571fbb67507a443f
  • 7zfm.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    sha256 d3fdf47212c7afb2aa35331914af228d6e6ff15ed18705f58c426b0036f1d82c
  • 7zg.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
    sha256 90f1e6daf118831f3a1a7c77e3b05e13f9f344337ab349719d116bc722f4a6c8
  • 7z.exeNotSignedran during the lab session
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
    sha256 4a41aa37786c7eae7451e81c2c97458d5d1ae5a3a8154637a0d5f77adc05e619
  • 7-zip.dll
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip.dll
    sha256 c7c5c3fee90366c474e37159979d5e93d47e4ec67b445171d91fd55ebd391012
  • 7-zip32.dll
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip32.dll
    sha256 e2449df1289cc02baf946f3f815956cbeedbcee25cc2b14b1787425f51ad9fba
  • uninstall.exe
    C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
    sha256 8fd3b34b1ba71247e5f414d67d84a799c680f88ca7604f08ad6bb3c9b3f359f3