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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:
4b2419318cf2bfe5cc2889bb1e8db12b

SHA-1:
ca60b36980b10095bcd82db474488c9299c25293

SHA-256:
b587df1ba572b30fbdf09de99ec1e1642db2731170568d150c49907ff94d8f9e

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:
12/24/2024 12:06:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
16.11.16.16

File size:
2.3 MB (2,464,152 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{747d4e20-c431-4e25-b9f2-27c12dcb5bd9}\imboostersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IMinent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2009 10:27:04 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2010 10:27:04 AM

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:
6/1/2007 7:45:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Ptpqlp8QpqQTvADXt5Dhs9c4Oy6bciTXaNgyZWIiS8rKbvWJyaIWVLRUYLXCJ0zE:PHkTXtijilMIiS8rKbvWOadzV+A7UJ

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\{747D4E20-C431-4E25-B9F2-27C12DCB5BD9}\IMBoosterSetup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE


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