zaxargamebrowser.exe

Zaxar Ltd

The application zaxargamebrowser.exe by Zaxar has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from zaxargames.com.
Publisher:
Zaxar Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
049684e041281f3f7c90fb75cdc70e09

SHA-1:
ae0073e943eca3302a39f6f3816cfc97a02dd21a

SHA-256:
8853cd08c0f1ce83794f88b6c7568f72945a78e59758a297aa23194f2cd305ae

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:
4/25/2024 10:00:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zaxar.Q
14.4.13.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,254,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zaxargamebrowser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2013 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zaxar Ltd, OU=it, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Zaxar Ltd, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
144029F97E1EFC577CF73EC8D814C85C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/2013 4:51:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:PmjlhuNIHeOWPSCXtJoWIRVm+sP4UXw726OXU+uMhyQEhf70eCHUyVob1:Pm5MO4SCXvIRVm+sPHXwQVyFhyHUOK

Entry address:
0x4F629

Entry point:
E8, 85, 04, 00, 00, E9, 63, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, F9, 4F, 00, 89, 0D, 04, F9, 4F, 00, 89, 15, 00, F9, 4F, 00, 89, 1D, FC, F8, 4F, 00, 89, 35, F8, F8, 4F, 00, 89, 3D, F4, F8, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, F9, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, F9, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, F8, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, F8, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, F8, 4F, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, F8, 4F, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, F9, 4F, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, F9, 4F, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, F9, 4F, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, F9, 4F...
 
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Code size:
376 KB (385,024 bytes)

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

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