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zaxarloader.exe

Zaxar Ltd

The application zaxarloader.exe by Zaxar has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from zaxargames.com.
Publisher:
Zaxar Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8998c75fbd86bb63d4151a810ba1b4de

SHA-1:
8c157e0b103bbece6a8d7ed00aef04562eac60a7

SHA-256:
9ff55d91a7beea2f225ab18c98ec46778301b77db33ae74a1cdcc12c7da39cfc

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:
12/25/2024 5:56:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zaxar (M)
16.1.4.0

File size:
321.8 KB (329,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zaxarloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zaxar Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2013 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zaxar Ltd, OU=it, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Zaxar Ltd, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
144029F97E1EFC577CF73EC8D814C85C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2013 1:35:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JUrFt25l2lk75YOry0Im7cSule+h+2Qobji:JUS5wc5YOrTI++eCj

Entry address:
0xE453

Entry point:
E8, F3, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, 26, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A4, 21, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 08, A5, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 0C...
 
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Code size:
130.5 KB (133,632 bytes)

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

http://zaxargames.com/client/.../ZaxarLoader.exe

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