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BoostInst.exe

BoostInst

Iminent Technology SRL

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 file BoostInst.exe by Iminent Technology SRL 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from installer.iminent.com a known adware distribution point operated by SIEN S.A..
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.5

MD5:
f7e7db38a6a5d4741fcf71874a13c17f

SHA-1:
5c50b06f016b53db61a9b429dc7f60166c2721bd

SHA-256:
3a7d0bfe98de0bf2285fd71cae9be850af311dad185485f736ebbf7b84357843

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:
12/24/2024 11:10:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentTechnology.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.16

File size:
1.4 MB (1,477,784 bytes)

Product version:
8.34.4.5

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsq6963.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent Technology SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 3:27:58 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 3:27:58 PM

Subject:
CN=Iminent Technology SRL, O=Iminent Technology SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

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

Serial number:
11217828115F75B5C1745A67997DD6FB4F38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 12:04:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a6oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79r2OBr:xdO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+hqWr

Entry address:
0xA124D

Entry point:
E8, 86, D2, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, DA, 54, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, E3, 6B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, DC, DA, 54, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

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

http://installer.iminent.com/iminent/.../setup.exe

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