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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 16 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 s.getdownload.net.
Publisher:
Maxiget  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
MaxiGet

Version:
2, 1, 14, 0

MD5:
81bc59602a85b17c9d7cd0bf73b4c8bc

SHA-1:
06c9d0cd3511f610693515a84b4c0ae7c53f1e01

SHA-256:
538665f154a85d6375e49c201ddf6c40042d979c2eeb985f67cd75bba44de4fc

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:50:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Maxiget.B
7.11.107.236

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.591724
1.0.20.1350

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Maxiget.~A
17076

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1491
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.591724
8.14.09.27.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget (variant)
8.8922

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.591724
11.2014-27-09_7

G Data
Adware.Generic.591724
14.9.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of safe-haven-2013-brrip-xvid-nl-subs-dmt-t7350772.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.13

McAfee
Artemis!81BC59602A85
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.591724
15.0.0.810

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.G
14.9.23.11

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0918
7.2.266

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
22224

File size:
925 KB (947,192 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright Maxiget (C) 2013

Original file name:
MaxiGet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/15/2016 8:41:32 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:
8/19/2013 11:37:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6hGhIDiGTocGGrSmIeKgSqeVoqnS7ign/RG1sb:6cCDbiG2uBLdignZlb

Entry address:
0x8381

Entry point:
E8, BB, 45, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 56, 57, 8B, F9, C7, 07, D0, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 03, 85, C0, 74, 26, 50, E8, 46, 01, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 46, 56, E8, 31, 14, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, FF, 33, 56, 50, E8, 12, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 04, 83, 67, 04, 00, C7, 47, 08, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 5F, 5E, 5B, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, C1, 8B, 4D, 08, C7, 00, D0, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 09, 83, 60, 08, 00, 89, 48, 04, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.8566  (probably packed)

Code size:
83.5 KB (85,504 bytes)

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

http://s.getdownload.net/.../Maxiget.pdfebookes.plugin.exe

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