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zdengine.exe

zdengine

The application zdengine.exe 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 runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “zdengine”. While running, it connects to the Internet address s18260159.onlinehome-server.info on port 443.
Publisher:
zdengine

Product:
zdengine.exe

Version:
3.0.0.28

MD5:
8e83a7703192b09484a9957567b75a74

SHA-1:
e9f1c5906836c1371d0895ea705c23759455dc58

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 7:21:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickSearch (M)
17.2.13.6

File size:
1.6 MB (1,660,135 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.28

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\othersearch\zdengine.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2016 5:09:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x29EB

Entry point:
E8, 29, 22, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7E, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, F7, C3, FF, FF, FF, FF, 74, 51, 2B, CA, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 18, 0F, B6, 04, 0A, 3A, 02, 75, 48, 85, C0, 0F, 44, D8, 42, 83, EB, 01, 76, 34, F6, C2, 03, 75, E8, 8D, 04, 0A, 25, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 3D, FC, 0F, 00, 00, 77, D9, 8B, 04, 0A, 3B, 02, 75, D2, 83, EB, 04, 76, 14, 8D, B0, FF, FE, FE, FE, 83, C2, 04, F7, D0, 23, C6, A9, 80, 80, 80, 80, 74, D1, 33, C0, 5E, 5B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9850  (probably packed)

Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

Service
Display name:
zdengine

Description:
zdengine protects your browser

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr3.l7.search.vip.sg3.yahoo.com  (106.10.162.43:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s18260159.onlinehome-server.info  (87.106.89.171:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to t3-ha.ycpi.sgb.yahoo.com  (119.161.11.99:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to t1-ha.ycpi.sgb.yahoo.com  (119.161.10.101:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to t5-ha.ycpi.sgb.yahoo.com  (119.161.11.11:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to l1.ycs.vip.sg3.yahoo.com  (106.10.199.78:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-73.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-26-189-217.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.26.189.217:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to t2-ha.ycpi.sgb.yahoo.com  (119.161.10.198:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-24-242-147.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.24.242.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-182-4.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.182.4:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to text-lb.esams.wikimedia.org  (91.198.174.192:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ssl.sc.opera.com  (82.145.223.176:443)

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