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xzipinst.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 xzipinst.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Software)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
661912b4e2f78f702067d9beee52950e

SHA-1:
490bd5a778cc139fdd261a9020b2129575f99a61

SHA-256:
dc81a5b663d02aa93cbbec6489da5e3d0f9ffe446cc6514bfb3bca0a5b4a8ed9

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:
5/17/2024 1:12:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.1.23

File size:
526.8 KB (539,472 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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\xzipinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Software

Authority:
Maxiget CA

Valid from:
6/18/2014 11:55:18 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 11:55:17 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Software

Issuer:
CN=Maxiget CA

Serial number:
17A0EA9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 5:52:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x44B4B

Entry point:
E8, 86, C8, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 60, FE, 46, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 44, 2F, 47, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, EC, 38, 46, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 90, F1, 45, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 44, 2F, 47, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, 18, F1, 45, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 44, 2F, 47, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 14, 7E, 22, 8B, 4D, 14, 8B, 45, 10, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, 45, 14, 2B, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.6615

Code size:
374 KB (382,976 bytes)

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