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embroidery design system provided through softpicks_net.exe

Alpha Installer

LiveSoftAction 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 application embroidery design system provided through softpicks_net.exe by LiveSoftAction SRL has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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 SRL)

Product:
Alpha Installer

Version:
9.13.2.1

MD5:
bad6b453d439f6d0b85191f468dc57e9

SHA-1:
bbe66f2fd479efcccd59fd20b1b80a6105cb5cc9

SHA-256:
662285df08757e214d581fb04a233b613352230ea369f4952b8220eeeb81090f

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/13/2025 4:22:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150801

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2016.0.3121

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.DI
21890

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.25
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.H potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2015-01-08_7

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of asus k70ij user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe (Adware)
2015.8.1.16

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dpuzse
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Sien.Bundler
15.5.3.6

Sophos
PUA 'Live Soft Action' (of type Adware)
5.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4924203
39354

File size:
924.1 KB (946,264 bytes)

Product version:
9.13.2.1

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/3/2015 4:24:08 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 4:24:08 PM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction SRL, O=LiveSoftAction SRL, L=Bucuresti, C=RO

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

Serial number:
112115C730891244FB88071FE814148E0E53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2015 5:06:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZSx6tDRWqV4nSSEuExWXUj+4/+e0bqD/YyUp:htDRWHSUUq4/+eoqD/f

Entry address:
0x2518D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 58, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, 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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Entropy:
7.9123

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

The file embroidery design system provided through softpicks_net.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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