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saveas.exe

Downloader Helper

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.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 14, 0

MD5:
23827f36a42099a0a26f3b5cab4f3a32

SHA-1:
5a303a50afd1ca98c94ccc3ff46370d55fd48778

SHA-256:
dfc79269da1e7cd1cb0df55c52488e778a7fdadae6260714fe551a9452d5e9f8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:06:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.19.4

File size:
132.2 KB (135,368 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

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 9:41:32 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 9:41:32 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:
9/24/2013 1:06:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JrTdInfl0YyobKyCeiJVIdaqBNmF+sX8FHPl+OO:vAd/yomEpGn8t+7

Entry address:
0x7F57

Entry point:
E8, 36, 68, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.3892

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

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

http://www.adshost2.com/cr?b=43357&p=4053&ch=&c=18071&l=SA&h=023cbb861969de06e34015c814de6129&t=1381107346872&u=http://download-faster.net/smart-download/150107/.../SaveAs.exe

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