Is Zippex-Setup.exe safe?
Only 2 of 75 engines detected this unsigned installer, but a Malwarebytes family label and observed T1134 activity warrant caution despite weak corroboration.
Most engines, including all 17 tier-1 participants, did not detect this installer, and the sandbox issued no malware verdict. However, Malwarebytes named MediaArena, the executable is unsigned, and runtime observation included T1134, so execution should be deferred unless its source and checksum can be independently verified.
00cbf6925ed0b4d6c1…a8877fa8541e4fRecommended next actions
Before installing
Do not install it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already installed it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Download a fresh installer from the developer's official site or an official app store.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
Most engines, including all 17 tier-1 participants, did not detect this installer, and the sandbox issued no malware verdict. However, Malwarebytes named MediaArena, the executable is unsigned, and runtime observation included T1134, so execution should be deferred unless its source and checksum can be independently verified.
Two of 75 engines detected the sample, while all 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection and no family consensus formed. Malwarebytes named MediaArena, but VBA32 supplied a different Exxroute label, weakening family attribution. One completed sandbox run observed T1134 alongside mostly installer-common activity, without a malware verdict or persistence indicators. Six dropped files produced no malicious verdict, although their individual status remains unknown, and researcher intelligence supplied no matching rules or known-malware record. The installer is unsigned, and host-reputation coverage was incomplete across its observed network contacts, so the limited detection pattern cannot be dismissed confidently as a false positive.
What We Detected
Two of 75 antivirus engines flagged Zippex-Setup.exe. Malwarebytes reported Trojan.MediaArena, while low-trust VBA32 reported Exxroute; all 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection and there was no family consensus.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox run observed T1134 token manipulation plus 22 techniques commonly seen in installers and ordinary applications. It produced no malware sandbox verdict or persistence indicators. Four contacted hosts had no cached malicious or suspicious result, but the check did not cover every distinct observed IP and URL, so a complete host-reputation conclusion is unavailable. Six dropped children had no malicious result, although all six remained individually unclassified.
What To Do Now
Do not run the installer unless it came directly from a trusted official source and its checksum can be verified there. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and prefer a signed distribution with an authenticated publisher.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Malwarebytes identifies Trojan.MediaArena, which is more meaningful than the lone low-trust detection even though no tier-1 engine corroborates it.
- The MalwareTips.Synth.DirectIpC2 heuristic fired after external IP traffic, but contactedHosts inspected only 4 hosts despite additional observed contacts, leaving host-reputation coverage incomplete.
- The executable is unsigned and one sandbox observed T1134 token manipulation, reducing confidence in a false-positive explanation.
- A communityComments[0] annotation independently calls the sample suspicious, but it provides no additional technical corroboration in the payload.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- All 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- Only 2 of 75 engines flagged the sample
- No malicious sandbox verdict or persistence indicators
- No malicious child among 6 inspected dropped files
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit
- Unsigned Windows executable with no established signer history
- Malwarebytes detection naming MediaArena
- VBA32 detection naming Exxroute
- Sandbox-observed T1134 token manipulation
- Incomplete reputation coverage for observed network contacts
Avoid execution until the file is verified against an official vendor release and checksum. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled, and obtain a signed copy if available.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete2 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial4 of 10 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 23MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 2spawned processes
- 10network contacts
- 24filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Changed an auto-start location that can make code run after sign-in or restart.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
Moderate concern: Checked the environment for virtualisation or analysis tools.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
Zippex-Setup.exe
00cbf6925ed0b4d6c1632ab51f5cc0a82fb0299a7be131911fa8877fa8541e4f
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\setup.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
System.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\System.dll
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
UserInfo.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\UserInfo.dll
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
104.26.0.96
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
23.200.156.13
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 104.26.0.96
- 23.200.156.13
- 104.18.21.213
- 8.8.8.8
- 104.18.20.213
- 162.159.36.2
- http://x2.c.lencr.org/
- http://ye.c.lencr.org/
- http://ye1.c.lencr.org/83.crl
- https://zipexsoftware.com/?arc=644a&vol=a779&rev=c561&key=e4f9&ep=prep
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\System.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\UserInfo.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\nsProcess.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\INetC.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\status.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\INetC.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\nsProcess.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\System.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\UserInfo.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 6 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- bef30548aa536884531d…11f6bdNever scannednever seen before
- 276cb301f9d140553d21…86a314Never scannednever seen before
- 8b4c47c4cf5e76ec57dd…90d37cNever scannednever seen before
- e0dc3112796dbaa37f25…a3677bNever scannednever seen before
- 0284e9af04b5422029bc…664b63Never scannednever seen before
- e3b0c44298fc1c149afb…52b855Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 2 / 75engines flagged
- 448sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
2 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Malwarebytes and VBA32.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 519 times from 448 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 03
Scanned file: Zippex-Setup.exe — 00cbf6925ed0b4d6c1632ab51f5cc0a82fb0299a7be131911fa8877fa8541e4f
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 04
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\setup.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: System.dll — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\System.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: UserInfo.dll — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgC0B1.tmp\UserInfo.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: 104.26.0.96 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 23.200.156.13 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence104.26.0.96 · 23.200.156.13 · 104.18.21.213
2 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Zippex-Setup.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 13.5 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 14, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
00cbf6925ed0b4d6c1632ab51f5cc0a82fb0299a7be131911fa8877fa8541e4fSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't install it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Download a fresh installer from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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