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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 15 anti-malware scanners. 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:
230cb5da54b3f40c52358c87eea22a65

SHA-1:
586f07341310b0bd95cfb9556519dec7df7dc29b

SHA-256:
71466aa4d4c6b424034d091badc7867c31a8c20840934e848060a5a26d3954a0

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:
4/24/2024 9:09:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12187150
5829361

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DownLoad
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.636000
7.11.188.92

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141123

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.141123

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12187150
1.0.20.1635

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34043
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.12187150
9.0.0.4570

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12187150
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.12187150
14.11.24

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12187150
15.0.0.981

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxigetLimited.H
14.11.23.22

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

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:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 5:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 3:41:32 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 4:42:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yqssYgBad7KkE8XiujNYptpyDLzeIjITVB/KM6eVpWsOZU32SPqtKvo+05:yS3Q8t+mXpyjeDdKMZVpAUmkvoX

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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