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imboostersetup.exe

IMinent

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 imboostersetup.exe, “Iminent Installation ” by IMinent 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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program IMBooster by Iminent.
Publisher:
Iminent   (signed by IMinent)

Description:
Iminent Installation

Version:
1.1

MD5:
3cef89905340e39399dbb9af8c1717be

SHA-1:
00193159b1feb47d44dd1dd3cd3ae333b77cebcc

SHA-256:
fa371532e13ca9eb72026ebb0cbff8b4960b5a07ed870af4bd5041ffa9bacb2a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/23/2024 7:49:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.3.2.10

File size:
2.4 MB (2,466,224 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{e6294ab0-086d-4237-b57b-1ba932628c33}\imboostersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IMinent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2009 2:27:04 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2010 2:27:04 PM

Subject:
E=support@iminent.com, CN=IMinent, O=IMinent, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
0100000000011F187CC8EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2007 1:45:59 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x1C5374

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 26, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, 53, 56, 57, B8, F0, 15, 5C, 00, E8, AB, 2F, E4, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 68, 6C, 5C, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, A0, 37, E4, FF, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 26, B3, EE, FF, A1, B0, 11, 5D, 00, E8, E0, 06, E4, FF, 8D, 55, E4, 33, C0, E8, 26, D8, E4, FF, 8B, 45, E4, 8D, 55, E8, E8, 37, 68, E4, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, A8, BB, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, C8, 87, 5D, 00, E8, 07, 07, E4, FF, 8D, 55, DC, 33, C0, E8, F9, D7, E4, FF, 8B, 45, DC, 8D, 55...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,860,096 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
IMBooster

Display publisher:
Iminent

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\{E6294AB0-086D-4237-B57B-1BA932628C33}\IMBoosterSetup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE


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