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 9 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:
6.32.41

MD5:
43e09197b47eeee1792599b989bcdc97

SHA-1:
f025573fe411376157553b79dd05cb6b81602eda

SHA-256:
3442d8a661a32e41e3f57225782f12ab754742810c46d01eda98165afbc1ea01

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 9:35:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Iminent.H
188838

Dr.Web
Trojan.Damaged.1
9.0.1.0220

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MSIL.Agent
14.0.0.4313

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Iminent.A
v2014.02.14.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Iminent.H
14.8.8.0

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0109
7.2.45

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
22302

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

Product version:
6.32.41

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 Iminent. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Iminent.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/31/2012 10:55:45 AM

Valid to:
3/2/2014 10:55:45 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:
8/8/2013 11:26:02 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CZwSIQOhlkujhIgeMKY4pomc0V8ytQ94cleyE+d6BUEQ+FW:AZdOhlkujhIgd4Y9BlYBUEVW

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...
 
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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-s1042.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s4.p1-eze.cdngp.net  (174.35.88.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s3.p1-eze.cdngp.net  (174.35.88.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s2.p1-eze.cdngp.net  (174.35.88.71:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1054.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1051.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1035.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1034.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1025.p0-atl.cdngp.net  (174.35.32.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1017.p0-atl.cdngp.net  (174.35.32.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1010.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1007.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.12:80)

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