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zone2.exe

Setup

LLC

The application zone2.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 17 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from zone2-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
84c0f6a2283e87d9505665a7d467f7d2

SHA-1:
792530aec847144484fd147a857159383b2257e4

SHA-256:
3828836c494c77ff80ce8012bd67f7121786160bd1d73795ddd9295d9352c697

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
12/26/2024 11:52:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-B [PUP]
2014.9-151117

AVG
CoinMiner
2016.0.2922

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.151117

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Bitcoinminer-100
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.0321

ESET NOD32
Win64/BitCoinMiner.AP potentially unsafe
9.12578

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BitCoinMiner
11/17/2015

G Data
Archive.Application.Agent.62RD33
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BitCoinMiner
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.212.17873

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
14.0.0.1106

Qihoo 360 Security
QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Quick Heal
RiskTool.BitCoinMin.09327
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
15.11.17.21

Sophos
CpuMiner (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
45252

File size:
4.1 MB (4,299,256 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\inetcache\ie\{random}\zone2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
10/7/2014 6:40:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:BdSAcYU0QrVAxc3MXr8x2/t1zT7v5uuCzwzBW:BLUNrVAScrcglTbrWwA

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, 37, 42, 00, E8, C0, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 37, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 2F, 42, 00, E8, 6A, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 58, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 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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