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plants_vs_zombies_2_full_setup.exe

The application plants_vs_zombies_2_full_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.bestpricedgadgets.net.
MD5:
2e48a40988c6a37b3eb5443bbbf2bee6

SHA-1:
a05b5aa83a2a67a9f123c31296be880969831277

SHA-256:
a8c1baf49101e5c2b124ecd504e5636b5a67ee50abb275b4d1a231a74b14e34d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 3:25:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.PCUtilities (M)
16.2.22.9

File size:
2.5 MB (2,608,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{96cb97da-fa43-0362-96cb-b97dafa45f6b}\plants_vs_zombies_2_full_setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2013 2:25:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wDFmIqLHchZ0N9WeHIY62BsHES2ndaBAKR8nsxsXUI7/DAwDuLxWnGsHluB:gFm9L8n0NQeoY6ZEka2sLjfuMjluB

Entry address:
0x214B88

Entry point:
E8, 54, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, 26, 64, 00, E8, 62, 17, 00, 00, E8, 21, 14, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E7, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C8, 0B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
1.5595

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,202,624 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Bidaily Synchronize Task[973b]

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 6:15 AM)


The file plants_vs_zombies_2_full_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://a.bestpricedgadgets.net/hp/?q=THNsrrtkULgPikg012BhMnvWw /EEDidfJ23vP0oRFbZr4pxi8Xj0heGmbVb3O5qoITA6OkqzzfyR9wcLJQJjaY9gbUpS NEd7oOFswtxhIvl5GJ5LqYz6pAkJLp5CD96MosefqAFJymXBrFfsSsOmXnXU1hkT2SDjuxWUeCKZi/gxVJGtYrQr9BnXYLw/ZoLK6mElINR0Dj2b5hOwKxH98Lhuc17Ha8rXyamXuHQB316tbYhYWfy31LrOplJrTFOdraGjjY9VXl377YbJTt5IPLouRmqSoizp1f/fqR uf0tDeu3G071J9RgeR8pBlNlq0Q240q/jv/RknUmMNXl9GapE6VHTSv6 Du4WGkQ0JSC ixg8DnOLYk2feQ8NgCgVODJE9c9ZywkhALOBJG2gmuOFCmE8X1hxHROMMMjBPHCZv1t4MINPLxN3Bok73oCeG/EXobdlC0Loly5loPue0mdZRA 6TZkgoM3fhLut69B2xp0de E0Jd5CfnFNG9Oi5 ebnvtP1T35VnpUHjejRHL4VPjRIh8RMXhSpnHFDJUqvg68GPcYnyYoZns2w5 mxQLTR9IcnH9 SQZEi8orJbCq1LrMnxjpsnKwYdZEBIbE19 Vs0 TEOHG2m7LPqia8a8byTHjaBsP6Xcjh5WNinvBX7sHvNeqAfO5tDyT4x9cNHQSwiVCGTGVo9aBmNzXdbjEd2fiGhsHGdZcljXcnljpA5Yw9eYcD3Hjt/.../HO&external_id=1433493535349699402&uuid=ApseK40H2PTAtITltyUhAmI3evWkYuPhVaGknkQtUB08oFCPguCmJAMHr3mAT5PFnxw1pWkStsxY6faKPZpPJfn9719xYuS4ooQpAeWFGVIfqWFQOYIV2XS

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