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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.
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.5

MD5:
99d22d9db3ad6c5f170dea2b8c4a5453

SHA-1:
ac6ea88ce3d6808bb84c3d4259cc774963a0f6aa

SHA-256:
c3b274414d5ed0ff99afa4beb63b0c54ca006bc64388ad1d66b6e05728d7c0e7

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:51:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentTechnology.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.3

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\nso8a85.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):
24576:16oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79r2OBr:kdO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+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)

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