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puzzlezonegames.exe

Puzzle Zone Games LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application puzzlezonegames.exe by Puzzle Zone Games has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. This file is typically installed with the program Puzzle Zones Games Console by Puzzle Zone Games,LLC.
Publisher:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
502d1665e2bd907265e291b05f58142d

SHA-1:
28b4e5f2b33c50bc5fd95e96e7ad83423fb5b10a

SHA-256:
db469e332a2c7d5c7d3a69b772f50e18e1427ded8f0c28ef652ae43453583abe

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2025 9:45:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PuzzleZoneGames.P
14.8.12.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudPack
10796

File size:
896.2 KB (917,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\puzzlezonegames\puzzlezonegames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Puzzle Zone Games LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/4/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Puzzle Zone Games LLC, L=Jersey City, S=New Jersey, 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:
1249461A4B442753DD7C8267ADC2C76F

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:T5iE4gL/sgAscNNDdQPXj1vVOcDOYHQua59nN0soY+xmAAMC0uaPFp/9eXtcQ:T53L/sjdDdQxvEcTlYtNaNeOQ

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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Entropy:
7.9447

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file puzzlezonegames.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Puzzle Zones Games Console  by Puzzle Zone Games,LLC
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