1stbrowser.exe

Installer

SIEN S.A.

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 1stbrowser.exe by SIEN S.A has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 SIEN SuperInstall installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
SIEN  (signed by SIEN S.A.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
4.2.4.4

MD5:
8b43a1d060a2c3664a3ae0290079c20f

SHA-1:
fdd62afb1ae5ed10a6fce02892d6e5eb9a4c8e3b

SHA-256:
d9c45ef34413c7388211f1c4cfc001f003f485a263b72fb601131328f0b86b82

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:22:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
3.7 MB (3,836,520 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.4.4

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\1stbrowser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/15/2015 10:50:10 AM

Valid to:
6/15/2016 10:50:10 AM

Subject:
CN=SIEN S.A., O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121D1DF1CB73206967A3311ED8724668997

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2016 11:26:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x209C91

Entry point:
E8, 55, 3E, 02, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, EB, AB, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, DC, AB, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 90, 24, 72, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53...
 
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Code size:
2.5 MB (2,645,504 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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