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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 mxc.files-download-41.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by MG Software)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 34, 0

MD5:
1c24d6e2aa63372512d0b6c1353f2027

SHA-1:
a515762feedb4a622f46cd963c139d539603f292

SHA-256:
3465a9c738219b7ffaf49b633b76ac45c09e4b1affd2ebd64afb84f61119a8f3

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:
11/23/2024 8:41:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.2.22.6

File size:
37.8 KB (38,656 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:
11/8/2014 12:05:37 AM

Valid to:
1/1/2040 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MG Software

Issuer:
CN=MG

Serial number:
0782F693BAAA668C4F8C7587B588BD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2014 12:56:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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:
5.4957

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://mxc.files-download-41.com/.../SaveAs.exe

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