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saveas.exe

SystemNode

MG Software

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 MG Software 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 kph.files-download-19.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by MG Software)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 34, 0

MD5:
9c236e484cfd6022d612d84356d9011e

SHA-1:
14226cb14419766d59f4885d9c2fa6a21de18e9e

SHA-256:
e514029da488276e764feb30342d33c498fe6ad5d1c19eeef8d311dc9ac6a44c

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.

Analysis date:
4/22/2025 7:24:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.26.20

File size:
37.9 KB (38,768 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 34, 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\saveas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MG Software

Authority:
MG

Valid from:
11/7/2014 10:35:37 PM

Valid to:
1/1/2040 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MG Software

Issuer:
CN=MG

Serial number:
0782F693BAAA668C4F8C7587B588BD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 11:26:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:/5LySH/E7wHXDaBzQV9Wr6rGJ//f5JvIUlf7iAIUL6FA5FG7XlcMyrkzdV2IbRXo:RLzuQ4rWQBJQUR7BeFUCX2lkSIi

Entry address:
0x338E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 54, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 10, 3C, 20, 7E, 1E, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, EB, 16, 3C, 22, 74, 11, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 3C, 22, 75, 07, EB, 04, 3C, 20, 7F, 07, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 30, 40, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 00, 00, 00, 68, 04, 60, 40, 00, 68, 00, 60, 40, 00, E8, 32, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45, E8, 01, 59, 59, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 2C, 40, 40, 00, 50, E8, 93, FC...
 
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Entropy:
5.5061

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9.5 KB (9,728 bytes)

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

https://kph.files-download-19.com/.../SaveAs.exe

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