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spybot - search & destroy powered by getnow.exe

GetNow 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 spybot - search & destroy powered by getnow.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 file has been seen being downloaded from stapi.sienappnetwork.com.
Publisher:
GetNow  (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
GetNow Download Manager

Version:
1.0.9.0

MD5:
5d782a5992e28f15f062fbdf93711817

SHA-1:
c6eb4aa9938e6519b8da17d73947d995f66182aa

SHA-256:
c99057d45ca24060ca2a219a98a77e9a747964434e2c9702334f434b3df9f7ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:22:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoftAction.Installer (M)
15.11.21.7

File size:
2 MB (2,046,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.0

Copyright:
(c) GetNow. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot - search & destroy powered by getnow.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:
8/8/2012 1:10:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Pu58UbzcYNnALLNLo58Uw2xP5jtegnWXTus/iI9m/Q5tZiHqssAKomxj6:IzcOnoNLHUw2xP5jtegnWDuz/QHZiHqT

Entry address:
0x11A83E

Entry point:
E8, 55, 82, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 10, AF, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, DC, 82, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, AB, 29, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 46, 85, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 68, 1B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, F6, 22, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 61, 29, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.4902

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,390,080 bytes)

The file spybot - search & destroy powered by getnow.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://stapi.sienappnetwork.com/api/.../setup.exe

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