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zone4.exe

Setup

Open Source

The executable zone4.exe has been detected as malware by 4 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. The file has been seen being downloaded from cn3-14b7.kxcdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
a23dfa8505163d2e1e2bffcd62d2b0b2

SHA-1:
ca0bc0a87a8e93703376f554bfd0525f31603adc

SHA-256:
6de38aac51fa91351d55cb737fcccbd603311921d6b26e9dcc2f42bdbbf52c6d

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
The program will mine for BitCoins using the computer's GPU in the background and may be installed and run without the user's knowledge.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 6:32:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.BtcMine.907
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.BitcoinMiner.16
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
47068

File size:
3 MB (3,132,419 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zone4.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 6:17:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:+jZhFNd173jse2J7jOFxuDzew8y+hSM1dy9meWTuu9rKrYMpT6+TnMkXFb4xtzpH:8hBqjJMI+rTSYe3ndRBTnM4p4fd

Entry address:
0x30B6

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, 98, 67, 44, 00, E8, ED, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 66, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 94, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 26, 44, 00, E8, 97, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 55, E8, 85, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9975

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file zone4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cn3-14b7.kxcdn.com/CN3.exe

https://zone4.izabelcoin.com/Zone4.exe

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