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zenmate.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application zenmate.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac4de2f9b972c781ebaeb164071785fb

SHA-1:
9b3231a5b0dc1812036f45bfec70520b07b049f6

SHA-256:
e94197b35f67c9564321c0ef6668610438ef6afa8cae93beed6df9f209132107

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:49:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2977

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0267

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX (variant)
9.10775

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgovt
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FITDownloader (M)
15.9.24.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35102

File size:
801.4 KB (820,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\zenmate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vjmwIMLuG6Cdk7S5/jzaw1XAGXJLoiYx/:vjmLBZO5/vamQoXu

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8505

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file zenmate.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi82OTY2NjAwMC82OTY2NjAxNS81NDNlNTdjZjVkMjJidGh1bWJuYWlsXzE0MTMzNjU2NTItMjAyeDE4OC5wbmc=&desc=RXhjZWxsZW50IHByb3h5IHN3aXRjaGVyIGFkZC1vbg==&name=ZenMate&domain=zenmate&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL3plbm1hdGUuZW4uc29mdG9uaWMuY29t&version=121114&ins=ssnet

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi82OTY2NjAwMC82OTY2NjAxNS81NDNlNTdjZjVkMjJidGh1bWJuYWlsXzE0MTMzNjU2NTItMjAyeDE4OC5wbmc=&desc=RXhjZWxsZW50IHByb3h5IHN3aXRjaGVyIGFkZC1vbg==&name=ZenMate&domain=zenmate&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL3plbm1hdGUuZW4uc29mdG9uaWMuY29t&version=121114&ins=ssnet&loc=US&gs=0

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