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zone2.exe

Setup

LLC

The application zone2.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from zone2-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
df6a4ab390eb63ed73f0d4c8b016afc0

SHA-1:
40730a37c127c478e357d650cc7cab671b96b775

SHA-256:
fe2322b75c8b49670ea4d7c2ca329903a867e028e00295cbcc9df24e74a1643a

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The program will mine for BitCoins using the computer's GPU in the background and may be installed and run without the user's knowledge.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:32:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-151124

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.2915

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-954461
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0328

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe
9.12608

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
11/24/2015

G Data
Archive.Application.Agent.62RD33
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:RiskTool.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.212.17933

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.1071

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.11.24.19

Sophos
CpuMiner (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
45370

File size:
4.1 MB (4,302,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zone2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/28/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", O="LLC ""Invest -Proekt""", STREET="Geroev Stalingrada str., 156", L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovska obl., PostalCode=49000, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
587B444820E01109AE86078C4B64D02A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2015 5:47:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:UVs4aaPrcmhZbFnw3wScDlTghFqLpjtHyhIXq9BIvHYVX6:ULf3/bFbHNggjNyhIXkBIPS6

Entry address:
0x3217

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, B8, 67, 44, 00, E8, 05, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 67, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, 94, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 27, 44, 00, E8, AF, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 55, E8, 9D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file zone2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://zone2-14b7.kxcdn.com/Zone2.exe

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