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saveas.exe

Downloader Helper

Maxiget Limited

This is part of a bundled installer which provides 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 13 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.adshost2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 14, 0

MD5:
6b9eca64aa9ff620fdc0ed0e2f69861e

SHA-1:
2bb68cc8aa8b1b46fdda4bbf58ccf0f14acefe12

SHA-256:
b45729972373d199e3391caf322bee95cc651ae4147c31ff6821acaf8c0995f6

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:11:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Delta.F
7.11.106.194

AVG
Trojan horse Agent4
2017.0.2847

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Delta.C
17077

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget.B potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Delta
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14368

McAfee
Artemis!BE3C0F483A31
5600.6503

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cyhtxg
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.1.31.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1001
7.2.31

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
132.2 KB (135,368 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 1:41:32 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 1:41:32 PM

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:
9/24/2013 5:06:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JrTdInfl0YyobKyCeiJVIdaqBNmF+sX8FHPlg:vAd/yomEpGn8tg

Entry address:
0x7F57

Entry point:
E8, 36, 68, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.3896

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=43358&p=4053&ch=&c=18071&l=TH&h=1c80baea0a7cf985f5b14bdb64a78bc6&t=1380374584992&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43358&p=4053&ch=&c=18071&l=TH&h=1c80baea0a7cf985f5b14bdb64a78bc6&t=1380333614705&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

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