ZombieAlertInstall.exe

Zombie Alert

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 ZombieAlertInstall.exe, “ZombieAlert Install” 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 setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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)

Product:
Zombie Alert

Description:
ZombieAlert Install

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
842852fca4f0c24eb6c9356c77189318

SHA-1:
78b5c7e171e42e4fe6557cff44eabc543f1c6ecf

SHA-256:
8c6dbe829f9c6766f7fdffae487e7250908a0bea7b7ea4a38d5e367109c5205c

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:
4/25/2024 9:37:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.8.14.2

File size:
2.3 MB (2,395,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Creative Island Media, LLC 2014

Original file name:
ZombieAlertInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\zombiealertinstall.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:
6/16/2014 10:03:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/YSBKd8nKP0psJorAQQt7KYURildhWlKLNu4/uleXZCc6YSv2JsPtMfCBzA:/xM7JwnSKbU9W0NdAhTvUs1MKG

Entry address:
0x24850E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,385,408 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)

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

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

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