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CHummer

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 software.exe, “Description is empty” 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 program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from stl.files-fast.net.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 4, 17, 0

MD5:
8b96b1a8e61f9b4f8b083e98e6564760

SHA-1:
6a64e066ccafe2068cc8a74f0670640ef7e095ea

SHA-256:
fcadb0fae4c097ca6d4b843c98c24b4436f1057f4925c157dacb1b3087efb91c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:54:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.8.4

File size:
36.3 KB (37,136 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 53, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 3:41:06 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Maxiget Limited, O=Maxiget Limited, L=Limassol, S=Cyprus, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043F9C868704FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2014 10:19:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:ASrdaL6UcunGk10t/r3eidddddddOe8WBGA31iN:AS5AZGk1Y/zfdddddddOe8W8N

Entry address:
0x2586

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 30, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, 38, 43, B8, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, 94, 30, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 8C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 95, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 6F, EE, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 90, 30, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 74, 7F, 66, 39, 1D, 28, 90, 40, 00, 74, 0A, B8, 28, 90, 40, 00, E8, 86, EF, FF, FF, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
6 KB (6,144 bytes)

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

https://stl.files-fast.net/.../Software.exe

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