saveas.exe

Downloader Helper

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 13 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.adshost2.com.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 15, 0

MD5:
41a0902c23728e46aabc0147a8974fa7

SHA-1:
e3fa9099f2001388f5572cffdfaa196b75b799e7

SHA-256:
7691ce4aed53f6c1e7b54c11ad13e978da432a654e17d2aeb66f0bd1f156f6f4

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:37:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Delta.F
7.11.106.194

AVG
Trojan horse Agent4
2017.0.2863

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Delta.C
17077

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget.B potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Delta
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14368

McAfee
Artemis!BE3C0F483A31
5600.6519

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cyhtxg
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.1.16.4

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1001
7.2.16

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
134.5 KB (137,712 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 15, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\saveas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 1:41:32 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 1:41:32 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:
10/9/2013 12:35:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:+vBDVOTXst0DgSOUsCt8XGa8Bd37+LyFHPAxugS:ADAzst2Y5Ct8WawhGm6uf

Entry address:
0x9374

Entry point:
E8, 17, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.4232

Code size:
71.5 KB (73,216 bytes)

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

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