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iminentsetup.exe

BoostInst

Iminent Technology SRL

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 iminentsetup.exe by Iminent Technology SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ustapi.iminent.com a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by SIEN S.A..
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.5

MD5:
16b2d55384c39a0ec7648e99fdc341d9

SHA-1:
75be37a7eebbbedf0da64c06c74f7e9e9e011b75

SHA-256:
ad1a0996e6473d2ee2fd9023dab8f65974290e1831235e39f918cf61dbb074b0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:40:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentT.Bundler (M)
16.7.3.16

File size:
1.4 MB (1,478,808 bytes)

Product version:
8.34.4.5

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\iminentsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent Technology SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2015 8:57:08 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 8:57:08 AM

Subject:
CN=Iminent Technology SRL, O=Iminent Technology SRL, L=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121CF423BE77B3AE7537B1BCE9F96A3C3E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 5:04:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Z6oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79lrOBd:gdO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+hZWd

Entry address:
0xA124D

Entry point:
E8, 86, D2, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, DA, 54, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, E3, 6B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, DC, DA, 54, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

The file iminentsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ustapi.iminent.com/iminent/.../setup.exe

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