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Setup.exe

Download Manager

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 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from stapihz.appscion.com.
Publisher:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
73ba72cf9ce329c3528b094f08999855

SHA-1:
979045fb263f6248687892bf66f1de0bd2b79b4c

SHA-256:
6c9ae40a5971fba793d4d1c06cef7a7c1c64eb2af39b0bef0fbe891bd40444e3

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 12:39:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.142.170

AVG
BundleApp_r.A
2015.0.3506

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.C
18084

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2144
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow (variant)
8.9663

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/GetNow
4/13/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction.A
v2014.04.13.02

McAfee
LiveSoftAction!E3851D120DB2
5600.7162

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwalwi
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.LiveSoftAction.F
14.4.13.2

Sophos
Live Soft Action
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10669

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
Appscion
28194

File size:
667.6 KB (683,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoftAction. All rights reserved.

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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, OU=SienAppNetwork, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=LiveSoftAction, L=Bucharest, S=functiune, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
17E4CA22DB0D2CFD73BAACB9BD605BF7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2014 4:45:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TVjnNSFZ+zs2XiLQK7jEnA3QaDlajviYEjZxe3VHbEV6yeswZ8y904e:TVV3XiL97jEOQ5jvmrAAxzo8yfe

Entry address:
0x1855B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F0, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8980

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
572 KB (585,728 bytes)

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

http://stapihz.appscion.com/api/.../setup.exe

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