z_downloader.exe

ZGame Toolbar

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application z_downloader.exe, “ZGame Toolbar Installer” 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
Visicom Media Inc.

Product:
ZGame Toolbar

Description:
ZGame Toolbar Installer

Version:
2.0

MD5:
3633fc469396117f21ec14aa8d6f0c4c

SHA-1:
6c880fd0e53719c0579e9b3e56dd7415150bea36

SHA-256:
6e3b135bc99febe1eed826671fa9197353b3aa72eb44f6543be52827dbe3c1fe

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.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 1:24:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Visicom.VisicomM.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.22.1

File size:
1.5 MB (1,570,523 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

Copyright:
© Visicom Media Inc. (License)

Trademarks:
Visicom Media Inc., All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\z_downloader.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:h1PPAL9uARLZqyfjKbMEr9xvaoTAX44xrxW2MRMMM9QSBj8dWJ0ZCHyfM1TRZvd3:h1PPQEARBrKbMEvpR45+R/GrH00H3TRH

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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