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pdf viewer plugin.exe

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 pdf viewer plugin.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 17 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 rt2.download-faster.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Maxiget  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
MaxiGet

Version:
2, 1, 14, 0

MD5:
ebbc81f393efbdbecf983f4fe5c59c92

SHA-1:
2c3e852cab15e97ef3299b177cf6fb52a75744fb

SHA-256:
151182ec521e5ba7bee82896b99f957c6f25c30deabb3345024803b67e12b9e4

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
1/12/2025 9:10:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Maxiget.B
7.11.119.226

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.591724
1.0.20.1350

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Maxiget.~A
17448

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1491
9.0.1.088

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.591724
8.14.09.27.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Maxiget (variant)
8.9177

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.591724
11.2014-27-09_7

G Data
Adware.Generic.591724
14.9.22

McAfee
Artemis!EBBC81F393EF
5600.7176

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.591724
15.0.0.810

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.R
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.4Shared!1.9C25
23.00.65.14327

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH09J213
7.2.270

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
22224

File size:
925 KB (947,240 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright Maxiget (C) 2013

Original file name:
MaxiGet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdf viewer plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 3:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 3:41:32 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:
8/19/2013 6:37:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7hGhIDiGTocGGrSmIeKgSqeVoqnS7ign/RG1sbw:7cCDbiG2uBLdignZlbw

Entry address:
0x8381

Entry point:
E8, BB, 45, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 56, 57, 8B, F9, C7, 07, D0, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 03, 85, C0, 74, 26, 50, E8, 46, 01, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 46, 56, E8, 31, 14, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, FF, 33, 56, 50, E8, 12, 46, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 04, 83, 67, 04, 00, C7, 47, 08, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 5F, 5E, 5B, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, C1, 8B, 4D, 08, C7, 00, D0, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 09, 83, 60, 08, 00, 89, 48, 04, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53...
 
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Code size:
83.5 KB (85,504 bytes)

The file pdf viewer plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://rt2.download-faster.net/smart-download/51911733/.../PDF Viewer Plugin.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=39729&p=19203&ch=&c=16566&l=NL&h=90e4b7d927ae0556b6016ad73aa0c07c&t=1378115067837&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/51911733/.../PDF Viewer Plugin.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=38765&p=19204&ch=&c=16568&l=US&h=1f4769ddabbe93f888c2bc648227c34f&t=1377723157485&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/51911733/.../PDF Viewer Plugin.exe

http://download-faster.net/smart-download/51911733/.../PDF Viewer Plugin.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=38765&p=19204&ch=&c=16568&l=US&h=1f4769ddabbe93f888c2bc648227c34f&t=1377723157485&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/51911733/.../PDF Viewer Plugin.exe

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