maxiget.exe

CHummer

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 maxiget.exe, “Description is empty” 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 stl.files-fast.net.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 4, 17, 0

MD5:
79431b29a4ccee65825829f66cbb8db2

SHA-1:
e16508dbe1db47d036b83f50b259ea4fecea966b

SHA-256:
4449dea4b8512f239680faefa27bb45afd9d83f57047680f1a9885e494025618

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:
11/30/2024 10:51:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.8.4

File size:
36.2 KB (37,024 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 53, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 3:41:06 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 1:41:32 PM

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:
8/4/2014 10:19:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:nSrdaL6UcunGk10t/r3eidddddddOe8WBGQz:nS5AZGk1Y/zfdddddddOe8WF

Entry address:
0x2586

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 30, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, 38, 43, B8, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 94, 30, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 8C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 95, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 6F, EE, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 90, 30, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 74, 7F, 66, 39, 1D, 28, 90, 40, 00, 74, 0A, B8, 28, 90, 40, 00, E8, 86, EF, FF, FF, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
6 KB (6,144 bytes)

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

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