xzipinst.exe

CHummer

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, “Description is empty” by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 4, 17, 0

MD5:
3ea3d4bafec236412f7de5016460f527

SHA-1:
72e8f8cac97ffcb1fe9c942332b886d262d6430e

SHA-256:
d751787d4f53d843897f6763d8c72c67a1a0f26d2da280d700426d5f644169c7

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:18:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaiks.244
857

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/4Shared.X.85
7.11.168.242

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.14101

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaiks.244
1.0.20.1370

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.4shared-26
0.98/19437

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.4Shared.XEF
19292

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1751
9.0.1.05190

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

F-Prot
W32/A-5663f742
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-01-10_4

G Data
Win32.Application.4shared
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.4Shared
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.3168

McAfee
4shared
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Jaiks.244
15.0.0.822

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.decuce
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.I
14.10.1.11

Sophos
PUA.4Share Downloader
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.4Shared/Variant
10326

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.43863
2.0.0.1927

File size:
36.8 KB (37,640 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 53, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 10:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 8:41:32 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:
8/4/2014 5:19:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:eSrdaL6UcunGk10t/r3eidddddddOe8WBGIVnh:eS5AZGk1Y/zfdddddddOe8WJnh

Entry address:
0x2586

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 30, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, 38, 43, B8, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 94, 30, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 8C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 95, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 6F, EE, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 90, 30, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 74, 7F, 66, 39, 1D, 28, 90, 40, 00, 74, 0A, B8, 28, 90, 40, 00, E8, 86, EF, FF, FF, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
6 KB (6,144 bytes)

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