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saveas.exe

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 11 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)

MD5:
6d64df255a0d61be33c3807f1a26e951

SHA-1:
a889aac67bc929820bf6afd7af082da8f6ddfa44

SHA-256:
344d12131b0c557e052a02c49049ea294519b7414f7e0dd0ab598f0b20621172

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:58:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2015.01.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Delta.C.1
7.11.205.232

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3167

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.15318

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Delta.C
20892

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget.B potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Delta.dgbbuk
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.G
14.8.7.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

File size:
129.2 KB (132,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

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:
8/22/2013 12:31:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QQZE84622OVZcTIuPz6ck+9utttt5QUOn:QF846GXcTVLnfNn

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...
 
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Code size:
70.5 KB (72,192 bytes)

The file saveas.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1378405400724&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1378518860337&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/sacr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&ae=CLICK&t=1378340901236&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1378340896814&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43480&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=BR&h=7ec4cdc5f44e35be4641a46d1f24f593&t=1378568106476&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

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