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zombiealert_fr_1903-3c4fb034.exe

Creative Island Media, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application zombiealert_fr_1903-3c4fb034.exe by Creative Island Media has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address update.betterxperience.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
afbb8467e84bc85ed114a623e88dfaa3

SHA-1:
ab6f34e6a4c71f7f689de587eb937c2fb88485ef

SHA-256:
082483a52b54e1ee33fe3f039b9da2b012ad3fd17de87f111a5b561d2143eb4d

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 9:43:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SaMon
7.1.1

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18033

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.0283

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9624

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SaMon
10/10/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11623

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
14.0.0.3120

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ZombieAlert.A
v2014.10.10.11

McAfee
Artemis!AFBB8467E84B
5600.6981

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.988
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CreativeIslandMedia.CC
14.10.10.23

Sophos
Generic PUA JA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0326
7.2.283

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
27944

File size:
3 MB (3,133,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\zombiealert_fr_1903-3c4fb034.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2014 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:
68F23F4D2767F6491DEA9186F2E5CB89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:FOAb88TJWMeM4C5Rzb5sTE07t3U9ZZOBS48zAmCW4OwpnlrEiiCcrbNRwZJ6M4MS:U8X+gRz1sFREVOIzAxdllrEiNcruD+eW

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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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