Maxiget Limited - 10% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Maxiget Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.E22 and Adware.Downware.1751. The detection rate for the Maxiget Limited files collected here is 10%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice Maxiget Limited when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Maxiget Limited appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Maxiget Limited with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Maxiget Limited file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Maxiget Limited:

Screenshot of the Maxiget Limited certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Maxiget Limited and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Maxiget Limited, such as the street name, city and country.

Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 and Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the Maxiget Limited certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Maxiget Limited Files

The following are the Maxiget Limited files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/54maxigetupdater.exe
1/54MaxigetUpdater.exe
11/54XZipInst.exe
7/56MasterUpdater.exe
5/57MaxigetUpdater.exe
9/5400000001
5/55MaxigetUpdaterBroker.exe
4/57MasterUpdater.exe
5/57MaxigetUpdater.exe
7/55MasterUpdater.exe
2/4700000000
12/54EverQuest Titanium(1).exe
9/5400000000
5/54MaxigetInstl

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Maxiget Limited files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.E22, Generic.99D
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AgnitumPUA.4Shared!
AntiVirAPPL/Downloader.Gen, APPL/4Shared.X.85
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AvastWin32:FourShared-BW [PUP], Win32:FourShared-AI [PUP], Win32:FourShared-BZ [PUP]
AviraAPPL/4Shared.juer, PUA/4Shared.P, APPL/Maxiget.P
Baidu-InternationalPUA.Win32.4Shared.aaa, PUA.Win32.4Shared.81
BkavW32.HfsAdware.3591
ComodoApplication.Win32.4Shared.K
DrWebAdware.Downware.1751, Adware.Downware.6631, Adware.Shopper.363, Adware.Downware.10748, Win32.HLLW.Autoruner1.33500, Trojan.DownLoad3.34043
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/4Shared.U, a variant of Win32/4Shared.X, a variant of Win32/4Shared.O
GDataWin32.Application.4shared.B
IkarusPUA.4Shared.U
K7GWTrojan ( 020000001 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.4Shared
McAfeeObfosha, Artemis!B5E4586DCF8C, 4shared, PUP-FIW
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.bh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hh, PUP-FIW
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.Maxiget/Variant
Sophos4Share Downloader
SymantecWS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0122, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0220
VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 818 scan reports for the Maxiget Limited files. 84 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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