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Setup.exe

SuperInstall

LiveSoftAction

The program utilizes the Appscion Download and Install manager, an adware distribution bundler from SIEN SA. The setup program includes ad-supported toolbars and utilities. The application Setup.exe by LiveSoftAction 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.

File name:

Setup.exe

Publisher:

Live Soft Action S.R.L. (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:

SuperInstall

Version:

8.48.2.2

MD5:

37736f002bb4319b28f45bed6b2c5591

SHA-1:

3ee245ffd0d2a1197dd9ea1dbdfece3bee2090c0

SHA-256:

3ba5176599b9fef5d76cd0bf486473320eec7e9918095ca5ada49b3af9da9dfa

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This is a modified installer that uses the Appscion to bundle adware.

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:

12/24/2024 7:26:12 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Sien (M)

17.3.8.18

File size:

693.5 KB (710,112 bytes)

Product version:

8.48.2.2

Original file name:

Setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

SIEN SuperInstall

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

LiveSoftAction

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

12/12/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/13/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, STREET="Str. Dionisie Lupu, Nr. 64-66, Et.", L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, PostalCode=010458, C=RO

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

2CAFD284C3B4147AD3E7601989FCCF42

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/25/2014 7:21:58 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

Entry address:

0x1A4C30

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 00, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8968

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

596 KB (610,304 bytes)

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