plants vs. zombies__3156_il1863.ace

The file plants vs. zombies__3156_il1863.ace has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.have9to.info.
MD5:
08463275fc59054465d1f12cd7249a28

SHA-1:
2cc098a1f41bd9b800ab88185cb584cd7c08a37b

SHA-256:
3271359458346ef84671df5f0dd72623d164b8828c729e0024dbbd04d5e276df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/12/2026 5:49:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.Meta (M)
16.6.7.23

File size:
655.3 KB (671,058 bytes)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plants vs. zombies__3156_il1863.ace

The file plants vs. zombies__3156_il1863.ace has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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