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saveas.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 saveas.exe 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.adshost2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef2d72c2dfd621c76f3414fc9822bd04

SHA-1:
03139ff0ec3c360776cf4772528eaf2e874c7437

SHA-256:
4f62f8cfba58bd85a3022269f047dae0ab2d08bfbc0656c1b4587cf58389b36c

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:
4/16/2024 4:11:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.6

File size:
133.8 KB (137,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\saveas.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:
9/17/2013 9:16:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vjwq3fnat9KShfb+0sDoVqfqx6l3mF+s11FHPMNLOjg:s+favK3vCxfnd0pf

Entry address:
0x7CFD

Entry point:
E8, 30, 68, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, C3...
 
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Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file saveas.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1379456937007&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1379464120689&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

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