Is ZombieBuddyInstaller_v4.2.exe safe?
Only MaxSecure flagged this installer among 75 engines, while all 17 tier-one engines remained silent and the completed sandbox produced no malware-specific findings.
The lone detection is a generic label from MaxSecure, a low-trust engine, while no tier-one engine detected the file. One completed sandbox found no malware-exclusive behavior, although the unsigned installer contacted an IP whose reputation was not fully checked.
2a52466afe804fece5…57cf6ff19e24b3Recommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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.
The lone detection is a generic label from MaxSecure, a low-trust engine, while no tier-one engine detected the file. One completed sandbox found no malware-exclusive behavior, although the unsigned installer contacted an IP whose reputation was not fully checked.
Only 1 of 75 engines raised a detection, and it was MaxSecure using a generic trojan label. All 17 tier-one engines were silent, producing the characteristic shape of a low-trust false positive. A completed sandbox reported no malware-specific verdict or offensive technique, and no malicious child was recorded. Independent intelligence sources supplied no matching malware family or research rule. The installer is unsigned and made direct-IP contact, but no complete host-reputation result is available, so those points warrant ordinary caution rather than overriding the broader evidence.
What We Detected
MaxSecure was the only detector among 75 engines, labeling the file generically as “Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen.” No tier-one engine detected it, and there was no family consensus or corroborating research-intelligence hit.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run produced no malware-specific verdict and no offensive MITRE technique. It recorded direct traffic to 162.159.36.2, but the destination was not covered by a complete host-reputation check, so its status remains unresolved. No persistence indicators or malicious dropped child were identified.
What To Do Now
Obtain the installer from the developer’s official distribution channel and verify its published hash if available. Because the executable is unsigned, keep endpoint protection enabled and avoid running it if the source cannot be confirmed.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- signing.applicable=true but signing.signed=false, so there is no publisher certificate or signer history to authenticate the installer.
- triggeredHeuristics[0] recorded direct-IP traffic to 162.159.36.2; contactedHosts=null leaves that destination without a complete reputation cross-check.
- similarHashes[0].verdict='suspicious', although matchKind=imphash and signerMatchesSubject=false make this a weak framework collision.
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-one engines reported no detection.
- The completed sandbox produced no malicious verdict and no offensive techniques.
- No malicious dropped child or persistence indicator was recorded.
- No CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, or YARAify corroboration was found.
- The sample has 709 submitting sources and 759 submissions.
- The executable is unsigned and has no authenticated publisher history.
- MaxSecure issued one generic trojan detection out of 75 engines.
- Direct-IP traffic to 162.159.36.2 lacks a complete host-reputation result.
Use the installer only if it came from the developer’s official channel, and verify a published checksum when possible. Keep endpoint protection enabled during installation.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete1 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
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
- 3MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 1filesystem & mutex artifacts
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.
- 162.159.36.2
- \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
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
- 1 / 75engines flagged
- 709sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including MaxSecure.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 759 times from 709 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 03
Scanned file: ZombieBuddyInstaller_v4.2.exe — 2a52466afe804fece5e88868eef75a70e8964d3e4e01a3629b57cf6ff19e24b3
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 04
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\ZombieBuddyInstaller_v4.2.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\ZombieBuddyInstaller_v4.2.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: Connect — \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
Contacted host: 162.159.36.2 — 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
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
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.
Evidence162.159.36.2
1 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
- ZombieBuddyInstaller_v4.2.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 4, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC
2a52466afe804fece5e88868eef75a70e8964d3e4e01a3629b57cf6ff19e24b3Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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