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Iminent.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 Iminent.exe by Iminent has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Iminent’. This file is typically installed with the program Iminent by IMinent which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Iminent  (signed and verified)

Product:
Iminent

Version:
6.34.21

MD5:
2ea2862a5c756e5e1d0fa8f96336ef42

SHA-1:
9c08e16373beffc37f69eddb6818a8e08714b733

SHA-256:
d7a316cbed88090ca3bed1523ffd40943983a5b41a0163411272256961cfcff8

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/27/2024 4:12:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Iminent.H
188838

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MSIL.Agent
14.0.0.4315

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Iminent.A
v2014.02.14.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Iminent.H
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0109
7.2.45

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
22302

File size:
1 MB (1,074,736 bytes)

Product version:
6.34.21

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 Iminent. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Iminent.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/31/2012 1:55:45 AM

Valid to:
3/2/2014 1:55:45 AM

Subject:
CN=Iminent, O=Iminent, L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

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

Serial number:
11214EA925C07E01E1C06B597DD4B36FAA8B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2013 6:05:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7ZwSIQOhlkujhIgeMKY4pomc0V8ytQ94cleyE+d650EQMUw:9ZdOhlkujhIgd4Y9BlY50EGw

Entry address:
0xF9A1E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.1380

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
991 KB (1,014,784 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Iminent

Command:
C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.exe \warmup "f77f87e5-a6bd-4922-a530-edf63d7e9f8c"


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

Iminent  by IMinent
Iminent toolbar is a browser extension for Internet Explorer and Firefox which is used to emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email products. During installation the Iminent toolbar changes your browser's homepage to seach.iminent.
www.iminent.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1036.p7-lax.cdngp.net  (174.35.24.202:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1024.p1-iad.cdngp.net  (66.114.52.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1014.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1004.p1-iad.cdngp.net  (174.35.27.73:80)

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