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searchtheweb.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 searchtheweb.exe, “SearchTheWeb 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.
Publisher:
Iminent   (signed by IMinent)

Description:
SearchTheWeb Installation

Version:
1.0.3

MD5:
44099ecbf152b3e597490d4930d5b682

SHA-1:
3ee3b944a61675cae33fa7b5f14756ca34aa2709

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:
11/23/2024 8:20:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
16.11.5.2

File size:
1.4 MB (1,489,432 bytes)

Copyright:
Iminent All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\searchtheweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IMinent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2009 7:27:04 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2010 7:27:04 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:
5/11/2007 7:03:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hg3Hg8/qtjDbSZXLQ8FqtopBqCnfTUPQnXHmCtBKZRbI:hg3Hge2kbQjtQBdnfTNXmw6Rb

Entry address:
0x1253D

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, 88, 92, 41, 00, E8, BF, 03, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 1B, 18, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, 9C, 91, 41, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 24, ED, 41, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 30, ED, 41, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 34, ED, 41, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, ED, 41, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, ED, 41, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 2C, ED, 41, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, 90, 91, 41, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
95.5 KB (97,792 bytes)

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