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XZipInst.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 XZipInst.exe, “Helps file downloading” by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ds133.files-fast.net.
Publisher:
Company limited  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
Filegetter

Description:
Helps file downloading

Version:
3, 3, 40, 0

MD5:
3ea5e8d87707f54e70524e35c9090353

SHA-1:
2826f5d0ff5027612cbb8cb8909c3cfccc708457

SHA-256:
2b8f3a7e07076b77754656508e506af69998bda039a3a47cecee4875b2fd2ed4

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/20/2024 8:06:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.160.168

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3403

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLW.Autoruner1.33500
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.4shared
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.4Shared.U
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.4Shared
v2014.08.07.09

McAfee
PUP-FIW
5600.7059

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Autoruner1.dcjmyy
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.25.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.I
14.8.7.21

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.GetFaster
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31088

File size:
392 KB (401,368 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 40, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
Company(C)

Original file name:
FilegetterInstrumnet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 11:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 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:
7/3/2014 3:09:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/TfMcpR8Zhdv/8kqcZI7U1K3EbY5m50HfPVTJ16MaXEmww5:7fMcf851TZI7UQ3EbYg50H3Bf62c

Entry address:
0x2B30B

Entry point:
E8, FD, A3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, A8, ED, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 04, 06, 45, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 60, 3E, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 50, 11, 44, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 04, 06, 45, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, CC, 10, 44, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 04, 06, 45, 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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Code size:
252.5 KB (258,560 bytes)

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

https://ds133.files-fast.net/.../XZipInst.exe

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