saveas.exe

SystemNode

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 mxc.files-download-41.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 27, 0

MD5:
fe84d986055a316cbe8f92f379a52dda

SHA-1:
aa8a4028753f8c9e498cf03020a829f5988a6f28

SHA-256:
ddd1659d7625d0e7ac775b18464a934fe853cf6c510cd0dab7fdc260f7f53aa5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 11:13:20 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget.Bundler (M)
16.4.11.18

File size:
42.9 KB (43,912 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 27, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

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:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 8:59:17 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 3:41:32 AM

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:
11/12/2014 5:15:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:n3FLzKXqF8emdriRDdyQm7hq18ha50qXUlfzAQ3myyqAV10gOCooqDG8pplDMDbi:nVL0BL7m/0qXURMayjyptHVI8P

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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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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