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insidious.2010.exe

Downloader Helper

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 insidious.2010.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 www.adshost2.com.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 15, 0

MD5:
9649738339e81ad9bf27126c1810be3e

SHA-1:
15e7b34723332839b4bd7c81838a90389a71546b

SHA-256:
352e169b49c0758b342f3b032f6003c695ead2fde1cbaff4fd9e71cdc950ea20

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:09:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.15.20

File size:
435.4 KB (445,832 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 15, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\insidious.2010.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 9:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 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:
10/8/2013 8:35:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:q7QbdpgvwOt5waIy1g5oKbhjtIPcShQ7K/dW:qMrUwOUaIx5lrIPcShQ7qW

Entry address:
0x19144

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 6A, 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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Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

The file insidious.2010.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=53837&p=23195&ch=&c=21196&l=GR&h=419c9888670b41639a66491836ab9a25&t=1381421679812&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/5303314/.../Insidious.2010.exe

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