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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ds212.maxiget.com.
Publisher:
Company #1  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
Get your downloads

Version:
3, 1, 6, 0

MD5:
681b5dbd3a56a10803f81a59bfa66fd9

SHA-1:
8774673e04ef127413752da1ad57ca6deaa1aaf1

SHA-256:
7ebf4dbfe8693472a0b3494c23e9128ff0c9f90798174bd6e6d0c0f727f0afbb

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:07:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.9.10

File size:
200.3 KB (205,112 bytes)

Product version:
3, 1, 6, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Trademarks:
TM(c)

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:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/14/2013 11:41:32 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2016 11:41:32 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:
11/12/2013 6:44:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:B/MmLKz15JVClH6DDQfCOTk+uLFhQDm6A2E3uisDb+GIFHP6DFjo:t9Le7ClH6D8XTk+uhQv/+uiugyDy

Entry address:
0x10D9F

Entry point:
E8, 59, 89, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41...
 
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Code size:
125 KB (128,000 bytes)

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

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