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writing_academic_english.exe

SystemNode

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 writing_academic_english.exe by Maxiget Limited has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from 4sd.files-download-71.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by Maxiget Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 32, 0

MD5:
1840feb7e108bc9d3ef557c2560f0529

SHA-1:
1800f6562b52bb9114e8f32b802ee37ed33da892

SHA-256:
31231b32fc26444893e44234702d60c62fd23a0534a29c8de4d8542c6e398db9

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:11:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
5857434

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.4Shared
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Malpacked3.Gen
2014.11.23

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.84000
7.11.189.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3274

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.4Shared
4.0.3.141130

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
1.0.20.1660

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.4shared-30
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.4Shared.FG
20166

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.47023
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/4Shared.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-63d5a2cf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.4Shared
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
Adware.Agent
v2014.11.30.09

McAfee
4shared
5600.6933

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.70439
15.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.djjutj
0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.28.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxigetLimited.Y
14.11.28.3

Sophos
4Share Downloader
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

ViRobot
Worm.Win32.P2P-Palevo.B.Gen
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.22206
2.0.0.1992

File size:
97.5 KB (99,832 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 32, 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\writing_academic_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maxiget Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 11:59:17 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2016 8:41:32 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6558A31AA7EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 6:22:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:S44vTrfFpPumXiJ3+y19odkTAzPhTY+Vo:8R5iJ3+ndkTK7Vo

Entry address:
0x3261

Entry point:
E8, F6, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 6B, 32, 40, 00, FF, 15, 54, A1, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, F0, A0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, C0, A0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.8167

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

https://4sd.files-download-71.com/.../Writing_Academic_English.exe

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