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hh4_pacsnerds.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 hh4_pacsnerds.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 15 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 download-faster.net.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0cb53fe182392cbb09b286c230737ab9

SHA-1:
88deea410cadc737e7da58526e1f7898e5ddfe6d

SHA-256:
c1241b1d2c1400561ed265abeb0fc29a21fba25ebd071792d3af2cd6189790f5

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:31:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.222

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3361

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetFaster.A
19420

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/4Shared
9/4/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Delta
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13272

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleDownloader
v2014.09.04.03

McAfee
PUP-FIW
5600.7017

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Delta.cqrzlw
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.N
14.9.4.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.4Shared!1.9C25
23.00.65.14902

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
261.7 KB (267,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hh4_pacsnerds.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 3:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 3:41:32 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:
9/18/2013 12:36:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:eR1ZaMa16Fvo+3oknp0VS8vg7owp77/YYjPpncVC+5Axk1MJSgNQSklEdD+vpFHI:+1fmVwKLnwhgJ5wDfQSkqWnOHrUcUK

Entry address:
0x1649C

Entry point:
E8, 9B, 80, 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:
151.5 KB (155,136 bytes)

The file hh4_pacsnerds.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download-faster.net/smart-download/4303167/.../HH4_PacsNerds.exe

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