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xzipinst.exe

SuperCharging

Maxiget Limited

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 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 file has been seen being downloaded from ds133.maxiget.com.
Publisher:
SPC LLC  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SuperCharging

Description:
DWD

Version:
3, 3, 17, 0

MD5:
6f3864205edd2e9bf5df58049e3744b2

SHA-1:
e145abf325a771badc09f0756005cc20c61019fa

SHA-256:
8326591d5a2b7ad9993ae6654d7fa7d7ad27369cd695dde219120f7cb421a9a1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:46:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.1.2.9

File size:
524.6 KB (537,192 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 17, 0

Copyright:
2013

Trademarks:
-

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 2:41:32 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
045BA815265145

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/17/2014 12:26:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:w5SFRIrVisUqEFDyfijX1o/t7htpFqCjRQJT2c3JP:w5SFm5isULFDzjlo/1fGNEWP

Entry address:
0x2FEA4

Entry point:
E8, 54, 98, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.5473

Code size:
356 KB (364,544 bytes)

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

https://ds133.maxiget.com/.../XZipInst.exe

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