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biochemistry.exe

Maxiget Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application biochemistry.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from rt2.download-faster.net.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee8dc7dedce67863a4b78a8caf342248

SHA-1:
75cc1698dfa64a7e04a78af8ba4d740874618946

SHA-256:
cde1e9f57e5cac619b7f6e7de3e3d5aa2d73c942ccc519e0707c5ebcb91ce158

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 5:34:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.214.168

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3177

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetFaster.A
21327

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.H potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11285

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/4Shared
3/7/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.4shared
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15187

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dauhgj
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.New IT Limited
15.3.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.4Shared!1.9C25
23.00.65.15305

Sophos
PUA '4Share Downloader'
5.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

File size:
228.8 KB (234,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 9:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 AM

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
045BA815265145

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2013 2:43:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:efpRGyXKe0uh1D4Lo+yf5wlvHShGIMyeR/+bDFHP9JIOchF:eR8m9t4IwxScFVIlPIDF

Entry address:
0xFC8C

Entry point:
E8, 36, 81, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
124.5 KB (127,488 bytes)

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

http://rt2.download-faster.net/smart-download/4303167/.../biochemistry.exe

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