saveas.exe

SystemNode

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 35 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from mxc.files-download-41.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 27, 0

MD5:
692c7bb4862b1cc0bc3b70efa05572e5

SHA-1:
41d01a55ebcafc4d6defd48907b9ba91a5e07baf

SHA-256:
52a2bb85733a834353faab1b919cc5030d79af82291540dffbd2b45cb6851f76

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 12:17:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Symmi.49456
378

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2014.11.16

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.184.16

avast!
Win32:FourShared-AL [PUP]
2014.9-160122

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2856

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.16122

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.163677
1.0.20.110

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Symmi-823
0.98/20552

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.4Shared.FG
20166

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10732, Trojan.DownLoader11.46378
9.0.1.022

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.48298
8.16.01.22.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.AB potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-63d5a2cf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.48298
11.2016-22-01_6

G Data
Win32.Application.4Shared
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.4Shared
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14042

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.776

Malwarebytes
Adware.Agent
v2016.01.22.09

McAfee
Program.4shared
5600.6512

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.163677
17.0.0.66

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.ArchSMS.dipmvj
0.28.6.63362

Norman
Gen:Variant.Symmi.48298
11.20160122

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12383475
14.12.23.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.22.09

Quick Heal
Downloader.Agent.01762
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.1.22.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.badur.a!1075355892
23.00.65.16120

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

ViRobot
Worm.Win32.P2P-Palevo.B.Gen
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.22206
2.0.0.1992

File size:
42.7 KB (43,752 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 27, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 5:59:17 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6558A31AA7EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 2:15:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:c3FLzKXqF8emdriRDdyQm7hq18ha50qXUlfzAQ3myyqAV10gOCooqDG8pplDMDbv:cVL0BL7m/0qXURMayjyptHVvoUWtX

Entry address:
0x2F16

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 40, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, B8, A4, BB, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 98, 40, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 90, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 0A, 01, 00, 00, 56, E8, FA, E6, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 94, 40, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 0F, 84, F0, 00, 00, 00, 68, 90, 01, 00, 00, BF, 14, 51, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, 5C, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8824

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

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

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