Threat Database Adware Zombie Alert

Zombie Alert

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 11,871
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 12,663
First Seen: March 31, 2014
Last Seen: November 24, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Zombie Alert Image 1Zombie Alert is adware, which may be advertised via numerous unsafe freeware downloads and, once installed on the computer system, it may change the default Web browser's settings. Zombie Alert may replace the default start page, search provider or a new tab page with a suspicious website created to probably boost website traffic and make easy money from the clicks on ads. Zombie Alert may display pop-up advertisements carrying discount coupons and sponsored links in search results of any well-known search engine, and may collect search terms from the computer user's Web search queries. Zombie Alert may proliferate together with various free software that might have bundled into their installation Zombie Alert. When the PC user installs any free application, he may also agree to install Zombie Alert on the computer system.
Zombie Alert Image 2

Aliases

7 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Fortinet Adware/SaMon
Ikarus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SaMon
Sophos Generic PUA NH
DrWeb Adware.Plugin.173
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon.a

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File System Details

Zombie Alert may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. ZombieAlert.exe 10282d58be994a3bca9fbfdf766ffd0e 3,043
2. ZombieAlert64.exe.vir c40aa0cb0a4457119c80f6bc0df02eba 1,902
3. ZombieAlert.exe 7076813a47fd404a50b7c959c26fa708 119
4. ZombieAlertService.exe 7ea74628566b4e68dc46b00e110d420f 94
5. ZombieAlert.exe 13768387d1e3ce7c5baaedaf010f0cc6 93
6. ZombieAlert.exe 87f8dfe12513ef3dc35dbe3dff354e2d 29
7. ZombieAlert.exe ece80b9c71bf7a5647bc70b2789b1015 14
8. Uninstall.exe c434b4d63df06e681a01032c159b169f 12
9. uninstall.exe 8ed382bbee92fa28a7fe8dad7510d974 4
10. uninstall.exe 0815e5c0c66cc2d4dfc32dd92c3f2f00 3
11. ZombieAlert.exe f88a81ccf7ae99ff627ad953dd65b3d4 2
12. ZombieAlert.exe b4ece32f280c42104a8b35e91c69c8ac 1
13. ZombieAlert.exe c54351646b3bb1c3ddd5a3d105b79de0 1
14. ZombieAlert.exe cfea73cb3f356da98d657a08d5994e06 1
15. ZombieAlert.exe 8fdc3d85a7cac757f43e33af4dbea0cf 1
16. ZombieAlert.exe f22fccafe5b403955122d86e35b22460 1
17. ZombieAlert.exe 6df539d13152e4c58688375c6b8cec11 1
18. ZombieAlertService.exe 02fc92b1e3ce523a62bfe59ebd45796e 1
19. ZombieAlertService.exe c3a4489eeea6dadcb947e5e74ea0f585 1
20. ZombieAlert.exe 3bac8c6ac2a36795a16986ffb12f9b81 1
21. ZombieAlert.exe c64a7414d8d3d76d3f174a33bbe7dc8c 1
22. ZombieAlert.exe 466fa848a0da8ac74f60fd8faad61bab 1
23. ZombieAlert.exe 26ad7bd928d475f9daedf3b9439e4945 1
24. ZombieAlert.exe a87128f322471a39e0c3c4d4fde33865 1
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Registry Details

Zombie Alert may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlert_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlert_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlertService_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlertService_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlert_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlert_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlertService_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ZombieAlertService_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ZombieAlert
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\ZombieAlert
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ZombieAlert

Directories

Zombie Alert may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\ZombieAlert
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ZombieAlert
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ZombieAlert
%SystemDrive%\ZombieAlert

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