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saveas.exe

Downloader Helper

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 8 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 www.adshost2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 14, 0

MD5:
fd696c6d58dd5a9ff4a7d911a99d34b7

SHA-1:
85c3992bca7df4f335a15afd9c60cc27f57408d9

SHA-256:
ad0b775dc3dd4bc5d3e32e41ee2950f36e96daf755502a74ce53a672cda49d8a

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:23:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Delta.F
7.11.140.132

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3389

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Delta.C
18030

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget (variant)
8.9623

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Delta
t3scan.2.2.29

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.G
14.8.7.21

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27930

File size:
134.8 KB (138,048 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

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 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:
9/24/2013 7:06:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:srTdInfl0YyobKyCeiJVIdaqBNmF+sX8FHPl3M:AAd/yomEpGn8t8

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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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=43382&p=4052&ch=&c=18071&l=BR&h=0d2f9a02880bdd99f4952bcfe483c1e6&t=1380227412962&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43382&p=4052&ch=&c=18071&l=BR&h=0d2f9a02880bdd99f4952bcfe483c1e6&t=1380227412962&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe?launch=NDA1Mnw0MzM4MnxCUnwzfDF8|7448a1c7607e3f88b9e864587767a191&subid1=NDA1Mnw0MzM4MnxCUnwzfDF8|11daf73231e0851d260603292c160e67&subid3=NDA1Mnw0MzM4MnxCUnwzfDF8|6b72ecf95f485f9148b2a906f3400a9e&ts=1380227412962&type=.exe

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