saveas.exe

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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.adshost2.com.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c67d53f89fc2db8320baecebec606922

SHA-1:
340988965d0db687badcb09ad5b0be040693056e

SHA-256:
c36555f17a1f75f9aeddeeb717d965901ac887beacf8edb207b6bf87a265f41e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:53:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.1.27.22

File size:
129.2 KB (132,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
8/22/2013 10:31:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QQZE84622OVZcTIuPz6ck+9utttt5QUiO:QF846GXcTVLnfNa

Entry address:
0x7429

Entry point:
E8, DC, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 4C, 24...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.2677

Code size:
70.5 KB (72,192 bytes)

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

Remove saveas.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security