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getnowupdater.exe

Yappyz

SIEN S.A.

This adware component is disributed via the getnow.com web site which distributed adware bundles run by Appscion, a distribution and monetization divison of SIEN SA. The application getnowupdater.exe by SIEN S.A has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. This file is typically installed with the program GetnowUpdater by AppScion which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from stapiupdater.getnow.com.
Publisher:
SIEN  (signed by SIEN S.A.)

Product:
Yappyz

Version:
6.39.1.0

MD5:
17d0ba8596eaf944157139e6ae879dd6

SHA-1:
f9f701d8f3f44a27a18c913ff3fd3b8028120ae5

SHA-256:
792dc7ad465fe9967328d1dc9ea0ee6d61716d19f18ce3e63993bb6198ec7616

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
11/30/2024 7:55:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Iminent.Gen
8.3.1.6

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.55
9.0.1.0160

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Iminent.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ToolBar
14.0.0.1914

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Yappyz.A
v2015.06.09.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GetNow.Installer.SIENSA.N
14.2.28.23

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.52

VIPRE Antivirus
Appscion
26712

File size:
801.3 KB (820,480 bytes)

Product version:
6.39.1.0

Copyright:
(c)SIEN S.A. 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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\getnowupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIEN S.A.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SIEN S.A., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
514EA00D30C8C244C3E818890BF73967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2013 5:15:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y1dfVSEmeiWnUHl2zSpHYPBsa0tlq3lCs:Cff1UHl2R6

Entry address:
0x2186D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EA, 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:
740 KB (757,760 bytes)

The file getnowupdater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

GetnowUpdater  by AppScion
Developed and distributed by SIEN group/LiveSoftAction SRL this adware application is designed to download and install additional potentially unwanted software offersings including the Iminent toolbar and others.
www.appscion.com
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The file getnowupdater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://stapiupdater.getnow.com/getnowupdater/.../setup.exe

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