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mergemp3.exe

SystemNode

Maxiget Limited

This is part of a bundled installer which provides applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application mergemp3.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 file has been seen being downloaded from sft.files-download-29.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 31, 0

MD5:
8bbfb7153d73d3b4363f577d1b586c69

SHA-1:
de40d5980e52eeeef9f258051465c92895a37084

SHA-256:
bc27c44a61d3ec3d144c2a9d2af4afbb2cd81e3ec811388e770ddef023329b49

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a modified installer version of the software and bundles additional offers including adware.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:41:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.25.16

File size:
43.9 KB (44,968 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 31, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mergemp3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 5:59:17 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=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6558A31AA7EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 8:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:x3FLzKXqF8emdriRDdyQm7hq18ha50qXUlfzAQ3myyqAV10gOCooqDG8EKlDMDb6:xVL0BL7m/0qXURMayjrKtHFTm4d

Entry address:
0x2F16

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 40, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, B8, A4, BB, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 98, 40, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 90, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 0A, 01, 00, 00, 56, E8, FA, E6, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 94, 40, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 0F, 84, F0, 00, 00, 00, 68, 90, 01, 00, 00, BF, 14, 51, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, 5C, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9671

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

The file mergemp3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://sft.files-download-29.com/.../mergemp3.exe

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