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saveas.exe

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 saveas.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 www.adshost2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
97a8186c2b8ddc03b65e58c344c4972c

SHA-1:
106aa4c2b64b6b1461f2835b5f69e109161017b8

SHA-256:
c4611a3f979fac7d1ad6cdfe4512ef5d661b00d0df09c925dbfdeff5b72896db

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 12:43:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.Maxiget (M)
16.4.11.20

File size:
131.6 KB (134,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 1:41:32 PM

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

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:
9/17/2013 7:16:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:+jwq3fnat9KShfb+0sDoVqfqx6l3mF+s11FHPMNLOg:j+favK3vCxfnd0NX

Entry address:
0x7CFD

Entry point:
E8, 30, 68, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.3983

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file saveas.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43474&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=ID&h=b161e3f79332c08427bb9e990fc00d55&t=1379519745345&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43474&p=5268&ch=&c=18073&l=ID&h=b161e3f79332c08427bb9e990fc00d55&t=1379578249299&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

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