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zone3.exe

Setup

Open Source

The application zone3.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
8fe2d5bc06eca56e65779e0f8949553d

SHA-1:
c7de6dfbd58b77ec84fc3cd394b1ea129751cb67

SHA-256:
ca19c22bc0270c44da5f7d2ec1fa08cde608d6b701d27015ed99b1849fcb9a74

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 12:42:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware Generic_r.AVO
2015.0.4477

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.BtcMine.711
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

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

File size:
1.5 MB (1,555,453 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}\zone3.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 6:17:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WBWZOMQyHT0DFOUO33KRrcMz2yTqya3KDp7DmpuYHYppGDQEVYgStyA+6rS7ZWzw:MWBQyzeOU86g/iyaDhmWLa6FjSczmV

Entry address:
0x3239

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, 98, 14, 45, 00, E8, 05, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 13, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 20, 30, 43, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, D3, 44, 00, E8, AF, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 55, E8, 9D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9907

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

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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