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Zaxar is adware-associated software distributed as a browser-oriented application and linked to deceptive advertising behavior. It has been observed appearing as the Zaxar Game Browser and generating unwanted pop-up advertisements after installation. Zaxar has also been referenced in the context of affiliate-driven fake antivirus and adware distribution ecosystems. In Stantinko operations, a dedicated cleaner module was used to remove Zaxar from infected systems, indicating that Zaxar was treated as competing unwanted software within that criminal ecosystem. High-confidence reporting supports classifying Zaxar as Windows-focused adware or potentially unwanted software rather than a more advanced modular malware family. Publicly available facts in this context do not establish broader capabilities such as credential theft, persistence mechanisms, or lateral movement with sufficient confidence.
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1 indicator attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.
File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.
3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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Adware/PUP distributed in the same ecosystem and treated as a competitor by Stantinko, which includes a module to remove it from infected systems.
Mentioned in an appendix cleanup script; not part of the main Stantinko activity described in this excerpt.
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CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.