zone3.exe

GPLYRA - Setup

LLC

The application zone3.exe by LLC 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from zone4-14b7.kxcdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
GPLYRA - Setup

Version:
5.1.2

MD5:
8acfd43a57f6b776a1a50d0abb460849

SHA-1:
fabeca87e65597535ed7dcbbd9f81cdbb21116aa

SHA-256:
23fb606ebf0b15d9643cb75c6673353a3c29239b124e0b4d3b2b36f096b0783c

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:
11/24/2024 6:17:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
16.2.3.11

File size:
1.6 MB (1,650,016 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

Original file name:
-

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/28/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/28/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", O="LLC ""SOFT ERA""", STREET="str. Parkhomenka, 11", L=Brovary, S=Kievska, PostalCode=07400, C=UA

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

Serial number:
68E455B0112EE583E54746EAF224F225

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 6:17:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:sgjLVcmoNSi1jgYIzOeEGKAI+u2yUclQpJHgCw2R:VLdkkPzOeEGKOPc6ACw6

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:
7.9923

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file zone3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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