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Creative Island Media, LLC

This is the uninstall module for the Injekt branded web browser extension program which injects advertising in the web browser as well as modifies the browser settings. The uninstaller is registered within Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. The application uninstall.exe by Creative Island Media has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Zombie Alert by Creative Island Media, LLC.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ef99467b55f722c8b7f805cf07558b2

SHA-1:
2138982178449439d3e7711a4749d3f46a969f72

SHA-256:
e8ff03e78efcc71a13d67e8f97279d4e6be7748ecec52d55a7614e3be904277c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:33:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.12.5.18

File size:
508.9 KB (521,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\zombiealert\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Creative Island Media, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Creative Island Media, LLC", L=San Diego, S=California, 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:
68F23F4D2767F6491DEA9186F2E5CB89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2014 10:02:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ln4rKUsp7hYO7ooBzdTqzgZRssxMWXm4I3bWhdnS1tP3v:d4NsROQdTz/ssx/IyhdnSHP3v

Entry address:
0x406A3

Entry point:
E8, 7C, D3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 44, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 60, 20, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 44, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Code size:
377.5 KB (386,560 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Zombie Alert

Display publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Display version:
2.6.70

Uninstall string:
C:\ProgramData\ZombieAlert\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.betterxperience.com  (54.218.62.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.pullupdate.com  (54.230.15.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.betterxperience.com  (54.230.13.123:80)

 
http://d.betterxperience.com/updater/dedu.txt

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