w3mhdet by ramen.exe

Downloader Helper

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 w3mhdet by ramen.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 program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1409.mediafire.com.
Publisher:
Maxiget Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Downloader Helper

Version:
3, 0, 14, 0

MD5:
59da9a6f647e2ac8bbdb6617aefd0d51

SHA-1:
6d7b0720a0eb431dc9be60f181716d842b0ee46e

SHA-256:
a951e238f7cff0c6b68d0c755cc8154d709d5f3b15bf272975ccd10af8a8cd48

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:
11/23/2024 8:51:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.8.10.19

File size:
376.9 KB (385,928 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 14, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\w3mhdet by ramen.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:41:32 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 2:41:32 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:
9/24/2013 6:06:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:xYdln1sA++QwJInyBQzPQQRPaAyIHcVlFLu6AiYsAor3:xYdd1sPDwJInyBQIIHcV3u6API

Entry address:
0x173C6

Entry point:
E8, 91, 80, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2835

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

The file w3mhdet by ramen.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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