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MZA.exe

Mezaa

This is part of the Sendori web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application mza.exe by Mezaa has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “MZA”. This file is typically installed with the program Mezaa which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
MZA  (signed by Mezaa)

Product:
MZA.exe

Version:
2.2.9.6

MD5:
bf0ad491dd90f6c0a4d353e2829ffa67

SHA-1:
680a52c1e02f653530cb128d9dcfc5b0018cba52

SHA-256:
5a570582f3544c06d8474061082ac9b0f9067b79f9e66dfaffb39401f30f5135

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:15:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Mezaa.D
14.9.13.18

File size:
3.6 MB (3,805,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.9.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mezaa\mza.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mezaa

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Mezaa, O=Mezaa, L=San Leandro, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5882CB787D2A279BB379C1F4594407F9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/18/2014 6:26:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:PGi9NGFg1iSaDsj8ayXYTRYL373Ck6YSfxtCTTWp/nnO07:tNiSae8arTOL37B+nnz

Entry address:
0x160BF1

Entry point:
E8, F9, 2F, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, D0, 34, 77, 00, E8, C1, 12, 00, 00, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 75, 0E, FF, 75, 0C, E8, A3, CF, FF, FF, 59, E9, CC, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 53, E8, 5A, D0, FF, FF, 59, E9, B7, 01, 00, 00, 83, 3D, 00, F8, 78, 00, 03, 0F, 85, 93, 01, 00, 00, 33, FF, 89, 7D, E4, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, 8A, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 04, E8, 19, 60, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7D, FC, 53, E8, 3D, 61, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E0, 3B, C7, 0F, 84, 9E, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 35, 28, F8, 78, 00, 77, 49, 56, 53...
 
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Entropy:
5.8898

Code size:
2.9 MB (3,049,984 bytes)

Service
Display name:
MZA

Description:
Sets and maintains MZA LSP protection on this computer.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


The file mza.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Mezaa  by Mezaa
Mezaais an web browser advertisement injection and hijack service that delivers ads to the user's web browser (which may include coupons and savings offers, in-text advertisement or other advertisement).
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yv-in-f94.1e100.net  (74.125.21.94:443)

TCP:
Connects to yv-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.21.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yv-in-f18.1e100.net  (74.125.21.18:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yv-in-f138.1e100.net  (74.125.21.138:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yh-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.137.188:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.pandora.com  (208.85.40.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.pandora.com  (208.85.40.44:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-150-46.twttr.com  (199.59.150.46:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord08s12-in-f10.1e100.net  (74.125.225.10:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ob-in-f189.1e100.net  (173.194.77.189:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to exchange.fayar.net  (66.204.18.18:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-26-111-199.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.26.111.199:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-21-82-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.82.139:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to dfw06s46-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.115.100:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dfw06s46-in-f2.1e100.net  (173.194.115.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dfw06s46-in-f1.1e100.net  (173.194.115.97:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to dfw06s46-in-f0.1e100.net  (173.194.115.96:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to dfw06s41-in-f9.1e100.net  (173.194.115.73:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to dfw06s33-in-f8.1e100.net  (74.125.227.200:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to channel-proxy-shv-07-ash2.facebook.com  (173.252.113.2:443)

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