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brother dcp-j152w driver provided through paweldrivers.com.exe

Alpha Installer

LiveSoftAction

The program utilizes the Appscion Download and Install manager, an adware distribution bundler from SIEN SA. The setup program includes ad-supported toolbars and utilities. The application brother dcp-j152w driver provided through paweldrivers.com.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from stapi.fastinstallwiz.com.
Publisher:
LiveSoft_Action  (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Alpha Installer

Version:
9.13.4.1

MD5:
ab2d070e807a6304669f4982e41216b4

SHA-1:
61e74ab460e4a1927fbec87a18d64c06346376a3

SHA-256:
d48b2048754cd7ff2dbd486ccd58d4a560da66f8af5cfe8566a467c203b1b923

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a modified installer that uses the Appscion to bundle adware.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 3:52:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoft.Bundler (M)
16.6.13.19

File size:
913.5 KB (935,464 bytes)

Product version:
9.13.4.1

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoft_Action. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\brother dcp-j152w driver provided through paweldrivers.com.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/9/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/10/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, STREET="64-66, Mezzanine", STREET=Dionisie Lupu Street, L=Bucharest, S=ROMANIA, PostalCode=010458, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0DB89F49425D87D205160442DA55CE38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 10:23:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:e2oSaf5lTlufs3zjVpx1NsOG6/1mfWuBzT02xyJPy0p:e2oSaf5lTlufs3PVpx16cpEzTRgJa

Entry address:
0x251600

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 58, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E7, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
816 KB (835,584 bytes)

The file brother dcp-j152w driver provided through paweldrivers.com.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://stapi.fastinstallwiz.com/api/.../setup.exe

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