act8.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 act8.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.
Publisher:
SPC LLC  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SuperCharging

Description:
DWD

Version:
3, 3, 22, 0

MD5:
7347c5fdd53e48accab707ac2e534704

SHA-1:
9f11f4f691554301d72fbb0b84392b6c5887cef3

SHA-256:
09b858deee36a35efe189adadcddbf1bd10c21bae559b5e53ff04e3df5cc3809

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:07:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.2.13.15

File size:
434.3 KB (444,744 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 22, 0

Copyright:
2013

Trademarks:
-

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\act8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/13/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, STREET="Arch. Makariou III, 135", STREET="Emelle Building, 4th floor", L=Limassol, S=Limassol, PostalCode=3021, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FBB004FE732F9C48D07FE66424856186

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2014 7:12:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Hhv9K8SSeot00WQGwthtoWExghexAJwV8J0n9xc5Vz2KEbIrBMKo:Bv9KSXWxitnExghexLG4ELz2KFra

Entry address:
0x2A0AC

Entry point:
E8, FB, A3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 58, CD, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, A4, E5, 44, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 5C, 1D, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 58, F1, 43, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, A4, E5, 44, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, C4, F0, 43, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, A4, E5, 44, 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:
6.9080

Code size:
248 KB (253,952 bytes)

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