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com.z4mod.z4root.v1.2.1.exe

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application com.z4mod.z4root.v1.2.1.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc109.4shared.com.
Publisher:
New IT Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9de779f98537b98373fb6689b57ae90c

SHA-1:
87017faa886b3ca859ca94f692aec93d773f9c5d

SHA-256:
32703a2bea7ceab4185f57cbcb761350bb00e1de2da2dfef3e099b07259c131f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/28/2024 2:20:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.5.31.8

File size:
520.4 KB (532,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\com.z4mod.z4root.v1.2.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2012 11:16:05 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 9:30:34 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2A165690BBAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2013 6:12:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V/4JGQmsuHX5gpl4tJu0ZFOnD87wz6613CBa:V/PsuHX5gaJ3ZFOnQ7Q3ea

Entry address:
0x970C

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 55, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 58, B3, 41, 00, E8, 4E, 25, 00, 00, 33, C0, 33, F6, 39, 75, 08, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C6, 75, 20, E8, A7, 16, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, E8, C3, FA, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, C4, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 8B, 7D, 0C, 3B, FE, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C6, 74, D2, F6, 47, 0C, 40, 75, 5F, 57, E8, 4A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, FF, 74, 1B, 83, F8, FE, 74, 16, 8B, D0, C1, FA, 05, 8B, C8, 83, E1, 1F, C1, E1, 06, 03, 0C, 95, A0, F2, 41, 00, EB, 05, B9...
 
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Code size:
88.5 KB (90,624 bytes)

The file com.z4mod.z4root.v1.2.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://dc109.4shared.com/downloadhelper/exe/.../com.z4mod.z4root.v1.2.1.exe

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