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xzipinstall.exe

SystemNode

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 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:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 31, 0

MD5:
fb3e82691fe4bd6ea899e60c84a5d88c

SHA-1:
78cbc783621c2512ce992b58062af72b378672b4

SHA-256:
56370bc54ca9959c7679a3fbcf591988d8e1475e83bf69355a94cc8f11e3c202

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 3:50:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.6.21

File size:
42.7 KB (43,768 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 31, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 1:59:17 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6558A31AA7EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 4:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:q3FLzKXqF8emdriRDdyQm7hq18ha50qXUlfzAQ3myyqAV10gOCooqDG8EKlDMDbb:qVL0BL7m/0qXURMayjrKtHJN+

Entry address:
0x2F16

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 40, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, B8, A4, BB, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 98, 40, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 90, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 0A, 01, 00, 00, 56, E8, FA, E6, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 94, 40, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 0F, 84, F0, 00, 00, 00, 68, 90, 01, 00, 00, BF, 14, 51, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, 5C, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8798

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 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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