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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 the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Zombie Alert by Creative Island Media, LLC. This file is typically installed with the program Zombie Alert by Creative Island Media, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3ee5a22c18f2d3cb3ce20539ba58f122

SHA-1:
3d634b77189fb60179fcc4365eb6a2323a561fda

SHA-256:
3dc55c9b3f21139009f1054da5e88f44ba92d514628b5d0dbbd113891b330d26

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:
4/26/2024 6:32:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.7.26.20

File size:
510.9 KB (523,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2015 5:29:59 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:
6/10/2014 7:50:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5ek+TdDCtxeVdbKegBVI7gDxhmQaxa/nUjhnON0nNtjSm:AZTxC/eAVIsx4QaxxMN0fjT

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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Entropy:
6.3263

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 file uninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Zombie Alert  by Creative Island Media, LLC
This is ad-supported (adware) software, part of Injekt, that is very difficult to remove as the publisher will ignore the Windows Add/Remove feature and re-install it after the user reboot their PC.
www.injekt.com
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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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.betterxperience.com  (54.230.13.123:80)

 
http://d.betterxperience.com/updater/dedu.txt

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