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xzipinstall.exe

SuperCharging

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 xzipinstall.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 11 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.maxiget.com.
Publisher:
SPC LLC  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SuperCharging

Description:
DWD

Version:
3, 3, 17, 0

MD5:
737a6596641d69c5873054be91454974

SHA-1:
edaa5117b22cd345b14561901eebd1d0cd38e1ab

SHA-256:
954cff2309968fabc0ac0fb2a9f49afe9880b9d86823e1d59c7260617ac2e708

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:22:17 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.164.146

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6176
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.S potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of xzipinst.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12872

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcebax
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.L
14.8.7.21

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29560

File size:
499.3 KB (511,232 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 17, 0

Copyright:
2013

Trademarks:
-

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 7:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 7:41:32 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 5:26:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:f5SFRIrVisUqEFDyfijX1o/t7htpFqCjRQJTHYdNMm:f5SFm5isULFDzjlo/1fGNo

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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Code size:
356 KB (364,544 bytes)

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

http://ds133.maxiget.com/.../XZipInstall.exe

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