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xzipinst.exe

CHummer

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, “Description is empty” 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:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
1047a04ebd6dc638d1507d29beb521fd

SHA-1:
66bdba796b32c5ee34aaad3a34fa093b535cbebd

SHA-256:
917024969b71a6498d7b13776da5cf0d199b6eda35a973ea631004dfc96f57b1

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 11:31:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.6.9.21

File size:
39.8 KB (40,728 bytes)

Product version:
3, 5, 13, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

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 12:41:06 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 10:41:32 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:
9/5/2014 7:53:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:BOwfivq/RsoZNUYbmSChHUborYp9vZ12CTCIG2q41h9:l3mhhfYp9x12CTCqqOn

Entry address:
0x3210

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 83, EC, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 44, 24, 10, 50, C7, 44, 24, 14, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 18, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 40, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, 68, A0, 1F, B9, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 94, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 68, A0, 1F, B9, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 83, FF, FF, 0F, 84, 30, 01, 00, 00, E8, BA, E3, FF, FF, 57, 8B, 3D, 90, 40, 40, 00, 8A, D8, FF, D7, 84, DB, 0F, 84, 18, 01, 00, 00, 66, 83, 3D, C8, A0, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.5113

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

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

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

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