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Iminent.Messengers.exe

Iminent Messengers

Iminent

The application Iminent.Messengers.exe by Iminent has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘IminentMessenger’. This file is typically installed with the program Iminent by IMinent which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address i0-h0-s1045.p0-mia.cdngp.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Iminent  (signed and verified)

Product:
Iminent Messengers

Description:
Iminent

Version:
4.52.52

MD5:
cf4b4f8c35c80bd618cc8c05128f891c

SHA-1:
db9a2e6d1da0bbda241bfd0198508625a8f678c3

SHA-256:
b6d85d14998ffecb15c2e65c0bc4dc6d08995dbb0b127f85e34ed21cdfec8833

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:51:52 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Iminent.R
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Iminent.R
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27720

File size:
860.5 KB (881,144 bytes)

Product version:
4.52.52

Copyright:
Iminent 2009-2011

Original file name:
Iminent.Messengers.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/26/2010 6:31:06 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2012 6:31:03 AM

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

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

Serial number:
010000000001266AC7D81A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2011 7:04:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:V98ceLy03JGgmXv39frXNc4503JGgmXv39frXqoXXb83AAb5u:78ceFJGgmX/prXNRAJGgmX/prXrryE

Entry address:
0xCAC8E

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:
5.6041

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

Code size:
803.5 KB (822,784 bytes)

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

Name:
IminentMessenger

Command:
C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.messengers.exe \startup


The file Iminent.Messengers.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

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-s1007.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.12:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1045.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.78:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-187-72.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.187.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1006.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1027.p0-atl.cdngp.net  (174.35.32.238:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1009.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1062.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1010.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1003.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s4.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s2.p0-gig.cdngp.net  (174.35.87.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1053.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.86:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1041.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.74:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1040.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1037.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.70:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1033.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1031.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1009.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.29:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1007.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.27:80)

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