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Max Secure Software

The application antispyware.exe, “Max Anti Spyware ” by Max Secure Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Max Secure Software   (signed by Max Secure Software)

Description:
Max Anti Spyware

Version:
16.8

MD5:
feb1778f3d3635861bebb76992ba22b9

SHA-1:
548484e4f579fd624987c43068f011cfcf107eb9

SHA-256:
86663963d40203d4cd4585717233726a5862fcb0a77a6f867ea458f07161f64d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
9/14/2025 4:40:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSecure.Optional.Meta (L)
16.3.2.18

File size:
3.7 MB (3,844,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\unisza\software\anti spyware 2006\antispyware.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Secure Software

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
1/10/2006 2:34:12 PM

Valid to:
1/10/2007 2:34:12 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Secure Software, OU=Max Secure Software, O=Max Secure Software, L=Pune, S=MH, C=In

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
0516D537F962944EEBAAD36EE0A17FAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gKPa1PetmD2QySQ5luiHqQpfufNuOQ9hcFfwIoznJcz61yPsalLWlcFYFZ5MrhLz:KvD2QySGuDWfufy9sN2AgILWlkBrhLaq

Entry address:
0x94E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, D4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, E4, E8, E2, 9B, FF, FF, E8, 8D, AE, FF, FF, E8, 80, D0, FF, FF, E8, C7, D0, FF, FF, E8, DA, F5, FF, FF, BE, C4, BD, 40, 00, 33, C0, 55, 68, C0, 9B, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 76, 9B, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, EF, FE, FF, FF, E8, AE, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 40, D5, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, B8, BD, 40, 00, E8, 93, 9C, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, B8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9982

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
35.5 KB (36,352 bytes)

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