maxiget.exe

Maxiget Updater

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 maxiget.exe, “Maxiget Updater Setup” by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Maxiget Ltd.  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
Maxiget Updater

Description:
Maxiget Updater Setup

Version:
70.3.29.7018

MD5:
1b8a89ab82c46bfe75d1c45e1009c425

SHA-1:
33e2e4cbe937db474095c1902ab1ce1008cb66bb

SHA-256:
fa28685c1e4a6f761b8b4d11a4d16089f3a40d66d965341907c1a2b7cfcee449

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:05:00 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.16.13

File size:
621.1 KB (636,000 bytes)

Product version:
70.3.29.7018

Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Maxiget Ltd.

Original file name:
MaxigetUpdaterSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\maxiget.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 9:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 7:41:32 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043F9C868704FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 8:42:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x4996

Entry point:
E8, F1, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 46, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, A0, 49, 40, 00, FF, 15, 08, D0, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 10, D0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 0C, D0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

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