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zone3.exe

Setup

Open Source

The executable zone3.exe has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 zone3-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
9a44875c4f773808df295cb4c0f81080

SHA-1:
6c8724b9d20a5c46ccbe906c5dcadaa0473817d5

SHA-256:
71ac4e85f1881b0dd8c6023192f454f089e33621f6e5c658c448f5c2b7665a04

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Malware

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 6:20:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160203-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4489

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.BitCoinMiner
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5308.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
46962

File size:
5.6 MB (5,820,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zone3.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2015 5:47:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:eWBQ4eOU8owYFj0gxqhyb6nSIcysK7p8TQ+dFtCciT8c2oOlq6te5:VBJFsIgoyb61cX6p8TDdFwbOkh

Entry address:
0x3239

Entry point:
60, 81, FF, 73, B2, 00, 00, 78, 03, C0, E3, 07, 68, 1B, 23, A2, 00, 57, 0F, A4, FD, 31, C7, C6, 02, 5F, 64, 93, F7, DA, 69, FB, 9A, 6D, 95, 4D, 68, D7, E7, 99, 00, 55, 81, FD, F7, 5A, 00, 00, 72, 09, 0F, AB, ED, 0F, BC, F5, 0F, AD, CD, 40, 84, DE, 0F, BC, D5, 68, DE, D0, F5, 00, 0F, A3, F6, C1, DE, DB, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, C0, E9, EF, 0F, BB, FA, 81, FE, 56, 79, 83, AF, 2B, C5, F3, 0F, BA, F7, 69, F6, D7, 59, 0F, AC, EF, 71, 53, 50, 81, F5, 76, 3B, 3E, D6, 0F, BD, C1, 0F, C1, ED, C0, CB, 75, 0F, B3, CE, 87...
 
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Entropy:
7.9970  (probably packed)

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file zone3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://zone3-14b7.kxcdn.com/Zone3.exe

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