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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:
a25d76386250921e01d650e63e36270b

SHA-1:
deacba1cd6272d09a80f0d0dbf9cdc18f1ae3872

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 '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:
11/27/2024 12:10:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
16.10.9.0

File size:
1.4 MB (1,484,248 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\offline\ca95430d\aa2ac949\searchtheweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IMinent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2009 10:27:04 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2010 10:27:04 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 10:03:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Ug3Hg8/qbZS4nsyLfX58hAjLiXpcaUAlsZ1ft/YoGe28fkG5xDcPO5c6Mwv1L:Ug3HgeUwizXp/mpc31ft/Yoj28fkGnDJ

Entry address:
0x1253D

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
95.5 KB (97,792 bytes)

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