What is zen.exe?

zen.exe is part of eb7afa87-0125-4d66-8e9e-f73405d69cbf according to the zen.exe version information.

zen.exe's description is "5203c447-da1c-4cca-9d6b-0daf76a8391"

zen.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected zen.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on zen.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameeb7afa87-0125-4d66-8e9e-f73405d69cbf
File description5203c447-da1c-4cca-9d6b-0daf76a8391
Internal namevjENnJSHkMltGROjm.exe
Original filename82d4e69e-68d1-45b0-9b18-2c5d3dc68545.exe
Legal copyright065977d7-3181-405b-ab51-6c386d2c5d34
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameeb7afa87-0125-4d66-8e9e-f73405d69cbf
File description5203c447-da1c-4cca-9d6b-0daf76a8391
Internal namevjENnJSHkMltGROjm.exe
Original filename82d4e69e-68d1-45b0-9b18-2c5d3dc68545..
Legal copyright065977d7-3181-405b-ab51-6c386d2c5d34
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

zen.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the zen.exe file. That's a 60% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.31752550
AegisLab Trojan.MSIL.Heye.4!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent.C3076652
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.31752550
Antiy-AVL Trojan[PSW]/MSIL.Heye
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1E48166
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.31752550
CAT-QuickHeal TrojanDropper.Agent
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Cybereason malicious.4231bf
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.31752550 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.EEF
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
Fortinet MSIL/Agent.EEF!tr
GData Trojan.GenericKD.31752550
Ikarus Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Agent
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00548e1b1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 00548e1b1 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Heye.gen
Malwarebytes Backdoor.Agent.MSIL.Generic
McAfee GenericRXHC-GN!717532264F67
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXHC-GN!717532264F67
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.31752550
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Mlw.fnrzzq
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.PSW.ce6
Rising Dropper.Generic!8.35E (CLOUD)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/Mdrop-KT
Tencent Msil.Trojan-qqpass.Qqrob.Afrh
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R049C0OC719
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Heye.gen
39 of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the zen.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin.config"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin",
        "process_name": "f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin",
        "pid": 2456,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin.config"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1599141186.59375,
        "ppid": 2780
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1599141186.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.079448938369751,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.0107059478759766,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.0138978958129883,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.019437074661255,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5409250259399414,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3330,
            "time": -0.09769392013549805,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.5528409481048584,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6986,
            "time": 1.0486409664154053,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11178,
            "time": 3.125993013381958,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "871672350d3a0b5a7ddd940dd94f4f1e3cabf9e46f69f85aef04527668db9158",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "1166a52cdb50ce7ebcd467415b7163615eced479b5c37b84c306fe177c556d51",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

zen.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove zen.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the zen.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that zen.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate zen.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the zen.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate zen.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\zen.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the zen.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If zen.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If zen.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If zen.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that zen.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5717532264f6723e29dec330e40917828
SHA256f67fe23844c3a708525a9ec1309dced15ba787f890c9e86792abd7d7953c8ef5

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to zen.exe:

zen.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

zen.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

5203c447-da1c-4cca-9d6b-0daf76a8391 has stopped working.

End Program - zen.exe. This program is not responding.

zen.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

zen.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

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Votes
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Remove100 %
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Comments

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