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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from mxc.files-download-59.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 32, 0

MD5:
fbdb5dda38f5d1aa5278eab4f5becc5e

SHA-1:
b89ae9b151c9e8e5dc1a8dd1cc2ea3d4ef3eb094

SHA-256:
088ea11942fbbe2495fee98f0b415baff73c6e1f1052cc55280b0b4df2f272db

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 11:37:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.11.27.8

File size:
87.1 KB (89,184 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 32, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\saveas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2016 2:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
504CD5EE499BCA858F3A5A7CD99F5C5D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 8:22:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:VLDHQJqQNcUgn/Xqc7NnZD/B9FpPummN6liJmURV1V+y19od2qVyT2T5r:x44vTrfFpPumXiJ3+y19odkT2T5r

Entry address:
0x3261

Entry point:
E8, F6, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 6B, 32, 40, 00, FF, 15, 54, A1, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, F0, A0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, C0, A0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.4389

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

https://mxc.files-download-59.com/smart-download/.../SaveAs.exe

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