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xzipinst.exe

Maxiget Limited

This is part of a bundled installer which provides applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application xzipinst.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from stl.files-free.net.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
3, 3, 50, 0

MD5:
f8c59d87a589868a7184a0e2fdbc27c9

SHA-1:
1e24f05388b3ad4d87887b5cc5990e1d32112680

SHA-256:
b59a1ba8a758afd4c1c3e8988ad84b958f44164b46597b7c128a64bb578c3f86

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a modified installer version of the software and bundles additional offers including adware.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 11:27:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.27.20

File size:
374 KB (383,016 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 50, 0

Copyright:
2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\xzipinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 10:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 8:41:32 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043F9C868704FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 12:20:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:srXm17vhZg5CFSSF1rU5Z1c0V5+EjGCj/d+GpYjJQNvGd:KW1Lhm/SF9U5gs5+yljl+Gyj+5G

Entry address:
0x2BC8B

Entry point:
E8, F6, A3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, B8, ED, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 04, 06, 45, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 94, 3F, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 60, 11, 44, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 04, 06, 45, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, E4, 10, 44, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 04, 06, 45, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 14, 7E, 22, 8B, 4D, 14, 8B, 45, 10, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, 45, 14, 2B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5589

Code size:
255 KB (261,120 bytes)

The file xzipinst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://stl.files-free.net/smart-download/.../XZipInst.exe

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