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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 setup.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 ds322.maxiget.com.
Publisher:
Company #1  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
Get your downloads

Version:
3, 1, 19, 0

MD5:
e79526979bbe9689c5ecae0240bd2168

SHA-1:
0599e78542079a4067a5e28c7a30143e57d7758e

SHA-256:
e5dfef0fdc2ae9dae77b9d023f5f8e9ecf257ec70d373ea7d75c974103266a64

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:
4/25/2024 12:47:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.6.10

File size:
375.1 KB (384,088 bytes)

Product version:
3, 1, 19, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Trademarks:
TM(c)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/15/2016 1:41:32 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:
12/17/2013 10:37:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JJgM/Uz0JV6vsQOz1xFctEwIe10F07Qxy8FuNQ5ZmgJ7M3/lJgvLT7w/:sM/Uz0JV6vsQO3FG0FFuNOZmgJYgzvo

Entry address:
0x27CD5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 90, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 30, BC, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, EC, D3, 44, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, E8, 1F, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 74, C1, 43, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, EC, D3, 44, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, 78, C0, 43, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, EC, D3, 44, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 14, 7E, 22, 8B, 4D, 14, 8B, 45, 10, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, 45, 14, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
233.5 KB (239,104 bytes)

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

http://ds322.maxiget.com/.../setup.exe

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