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xzipinstall.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 xzipinstall.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 xzc.files-download-13.com.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
faaf2c943bcf36f740ee50c2c241f340

SHA-1:
3ca277ed710e5e6c325a2e1716a132a2fb7331d8

SHA-256:
0078c5113ab90fa91e1716062b5b47bc4345aec211066b67d7efe4f55f0f2917

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 3:49:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
15.12.25.9

File size:
39.4 KB (40,368 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\xzipinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/12/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/13/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, STREET="Arch. Makariou III, 135", STREET="Emelle Building, 4th floor", L=Limassol, S=Limassol, PostalCode=3021, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FBB004FE732F9C48D07FE66424856186

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 5:53:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:XOwfivq/RsoZNUYbmSChHUborYp9vZ12CTCtsR8PD:/3mhhfYp9x12CTCtsR8PD

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:
5.4811

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

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

https://xzc.files-download-13.com/.../XZipInstall.exe

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