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xzipinstall.exe

CHummer

Maxiget Software

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 Software 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 Software)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
1bbcbb3c7bf6f83bd44431cf51a2ce02

SHA-1:
43b408e279402537ca6588262767e27a2ae446fe

SHA-256:
d300955571ac593f77b26e495b6147a832a4c0be78a3ab8179bdc66cd9d1920a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 4:15:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.15.9

File size:
37.2 KB (38,104 bytes)

Product version:
3, 5, 13, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Software

Authority:
Maxiget CA

Valid from:
6/18/2014 12:55:18 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 12:55:17 PM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Software

Issuer:
CN=Maxiget CA

Serial number:
17A0EA9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 6:53:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:VOwfivq/RsoZNUYbmSChHUborYp9vZ12CTCvOU:h3mhhfYp9x12CTCWU

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:
5.2981

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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