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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 7 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:
98e4acb70e3a711474dee30b9979da69

SHA-1:
79751e9f6caf4ddc811fa35e867ac361248afa91

SHA-256:
43d4ce9df6fabbfedd74807242d1e6fffbaf957a7085be9c8fd312fb5151bafd

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:04:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.14111

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34043
9.0.1.05190

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxigetLimited.H
14.11.1.9

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 11:41:06 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 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 10:42:03 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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Entropy:
7.8797  (probably packed)

Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

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