uninstall.exe

Creative Island Media, LLC

This is the uninstall module for the Injekt branded web browser extension program which injects advertising in the web browser as well as modifies the browser settings. The uninstaller is registered within Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. The application uninstall.exe by Creative Island Media has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Zombie Alert by Creative Island Media, LLC.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e7c268fa0a23cf65b7b83dd774df816e

SHA-1:
0c8156c427f16d0af487ab5d3be351fbc1d01872

SHA-256:
4acafe8713a99f76d036efe0ed9eb9e4703decdabaadbc011312e98c83cf7513

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:54:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.CreativeIslandMedia.Installer (M)
16.2.2.13

File size:
510.9 KB (523,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\zombiealert\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Creative Island Media, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Creative Island Media, LLC", L=San Diego, 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:
0ED42A15C608C5CB28B1EF56CE392E5E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2014 11:37:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/egKDNDCtxeVdbKegB54XgDJwgQaxa/nUjhLODWNtjP6:mBDBC/ew54AJjQaxxoD2ji

Entry address:
0x40E73

Entry point:
E8, 7E, D3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 44, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 60, 20, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 44, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Code size:
379 KB (388,096 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Zombie Alert

Display publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Display version:
2.7.18

Uninstall string:
C:\ProgramData\ZombieAlert\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.betterxperience.com  (54.218.62.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.pullupdate.com  (54.230.15.37:80)

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