xzipinst.exe

CHummer

Maxiget Software

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, “Description is empty” by Maxiget Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Software)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
79de9ffa491f60d694d5f786bf1a1e79

SHA-1:
3c8dcf85b9ab74af2029b01f881fbea2fe33d42c

SHA-256:
d71a47881a78f5b3eed8c91836761c72137fcbe7c9cd1c1c1563261aead2ec5d

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:
5/5/2024 4:31:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.1.23

File size:
526.8 KB (539,472 bytes)

Product version:
3, 5, 13, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\xzipinst.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Maxiget CA

Valid from:
6/18/2014 11:55:18 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 11:55:17 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Software

Issuer:
CN=Maxiget CA

Serial number:
17A0EA9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 5:52:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x44B4B

Entry point:
E8, 86, C8, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 60, FE, 46, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 44, 2F, 47, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, EC, 38, 46, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 90, F1, 45, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 44, 2F, 47, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, 18, F1, 45, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 44, 2F, 47, 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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Entropy:
6.6615

Code size:
374 KB (382,976 bytes)

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