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xzipinstall.exe

Filegetter

Maxiget Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application xzipinstall.exe, “Helps file downloading” 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 program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer.
Publisher:
Company limited  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
Filegetter

Description:
Helps file downloading

Version:
3, 4, 10, 0

MD5:
1f7e6d1ca0554030e55647930efa657f

SHA-1:
d4218566229ed3fa2a7eafdbd201137ed0a67461

SHA-256:
4b084cbefea559a96d14e29d43275ea7de8cbb184338804e45f94283f4f6830b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 5:32:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.16.9

File size:
817 KB (836,584 bytes)

Product version:
3, 4, 10, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
Company(C)

Original file name:
FilegetterInstrumnet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 4:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 2:41:32 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:
6/26/2014 5:07:00 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1C3000

Entry point:
83, EC, 04, 50, 53, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 58, 89, C3, 40, 2D, 00, 90, 09, 00, 2D, AF, 0D, 0C, 10, 05, A4, 0D, 0C, 10, 80, 3B, CC, 75, 19, C6, 03, 00, BB, 00, 10, 00, 00, 68, 6C, 82, 9D, 6E, 68, 1B, 73, B2, 46, 53, 50, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, 83, C0, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, 5B, 58, C3, 55, 89, E5, 50, 53, 51, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 0C, C1, E9, 02, 8B, 45, 10, 8B, 5D, 14, 85, C9, 74, 0A, 31, 06, 01, 1E, 83, C6, 04, 49, EB, F2, 5E, 59, 5B, 58, C9, C2, 10, 00, C1, 69, 26, D7, 86, C7, DF, 37, BC, 8E, AD, 13, FB, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9040  (probably packed)

Code size:
249.5 KB (255,488 bytes)

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