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maxigetinstl.exe

MG Software

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 maxigetinstl.exe by MG Software 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.
Publisher:
MG Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d0a8e2db31f470ca2b00313c6f87a3ba

SHA-1:
7f579106903f9432ed278f49815ac178f7df6138

SHA-256:
14114068e99d51de31791dd975d3ed4cffd7ef7b10ed0424070115e0ce85cd8c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/23/2024 9:04:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.8.19

File size:
25.5 MB (26,749,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\maxiget\master\updater\4436f63b-6948-4f6d-9190-b850d8fc2b3f\1.6.16\maxigetinstl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MG Software

Authority:
MG

Valid from:
11/8/2014 12:05:37 AM

Valid to:
1/1/2040 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MG Software

Issuer:
CN=MG

Serial number:
0782F693BAAA668C4F8C7587B588BD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
6.2794

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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