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zonealarm_base.exe

zonealarm

Montera Technologeis LTD

This is part of the Montera web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application zonealarm_base.exe by Montera Technologeis has been detected as adware by 4 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.
Publisher:
Check Point Software Technologies LTD  (signed by Montera Technologeis LTD)

Product:
zonealarm

Version:
1.8.11.6

MD5:
b845d2c206d322b3a317f68da6f958f7

SHA-1:
6030caf7181a9226c74ed7cd605269c33a4e4695

SHA-256:
0a8ac862cd52b01d057ad9c831cd62f2430848243b2bf0f33f21f5ae81bd996c

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/12/2025 2:58:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17533

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.837
9.0.1.0365

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Montiera
8.9239

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montera.O
14.8.7.19

File size:
3.3 MB (3,503,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\zonealarm_base.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Montera Technologeis LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Montera Technologeis LTD, O=Montera Technologeis LTD, STREET="18, Amammi st", L=Even Yehuda, S=Hasharon, PostalCode=40500, C=IL

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

Serial number:
361B49E5431DD304CA32589D28E4DD3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:0bFkB8YDLD/r7kEVISu25kkhKNzQTGztVi7f7:0bHYDT7kiZDYRQTGJg7T

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)

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