the forest [v 0.05] (201... repack by mabrikos.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 the forest [v 0.05] (201... repack by mabrikos.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
3, 3, 50, 0

MD5:
92e4a01197b6f83293a52f40752b8661

SHA-1:
765166175882a6a5ba280e88bee9bad5bbcda0b0

SHA-256:
0335d58e8e7bcbf52905e5278627fd400c2630954c48768215e08203bf766da4

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:05:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.169.248

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.4Shared.K
19353

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1751
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-22cc26dc
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.4shared
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.4Shared
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.4Shared
v2014.08.29.05

McAfee
Obfosha
5600.7023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ddvrsd
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.l
14.8.29.14

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.GetFaster
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
449.5 KB (460,280 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 50, 0

Copyright:
2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\the forest [v 0.05] (201... repack by mabrikos.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 10:41:06 AM

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

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043F9C868704FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 12:20:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6rXm17vhZg5CFSSF1rU5Z1c0V5+EjGCj/d+GpYjJQNvGN9xbuWDFR:MW1Lhm/SF9U5gs5+yljl+Gyj+5GN3Dj

Entry address:
0x2BC8B

Entry point:
E8, F6, A3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, B8, ED, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 04, 06, 45, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 94, 3F, 44, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 60, 11, 44, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 04, 06, 45, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, E4, 10, 44, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 04, 06, 45, 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...
 
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Code size:
255 KB (261,120 bytes)