maxigetinstl.exe

MaxiGet Download Manager

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 maxigetinstl.exe, “MaxiGet Download Manager Setup ” by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.maxiget.com.
Publisher:
Maxiget Ltd.   (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
MaxiGet Download Manager

Description:
MaxiGet Download Manager Setup

MD5:
2e33b1944df6342a338978c67bc7dd37

SHA-1:
d37225f51ff01d4d894e8e497bd3a18313ad6428

SHA-256:
85ac234c2e9452f16d61d524ca3a3f0267e66145e4b129a5587d7f1be05f1101

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 3:58:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3384

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6631
9.0.1.0225

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxigetLimited.M
14.8.13.6

File size:
11.1 MB (11,638,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
Copyright © Maxiget Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 12:41:06 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 10:41:32 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:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:b8Ple3oJ951xRuVWhfZbAfoRhxEqciuCO2BJR+5b3DvojoO0gTAuF8pU6o:b8Ne3u9X2yrdSZ2PRKKP0gL16o

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:
7.9816

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

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