spybot - search & destroy provided through getnow.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 spybot - search & destroy provided through 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:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
fb8b3c9aeb37cf187ae9ff8566c311bf

SHA-1:
b754ad3cc9679fb230f1781ed9c9d1196f6e10f2

SHA-256:
b84630ef890b25fdc0ed62f1206aa2bac706825fb57d1a80dd27eec42b253ce5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 9:28:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
16.8.9.19

File size:
1.9 MB (2,028,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoftAction. 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 provided through getnow.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
11/15/2012 11:13:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:A1jsnCc8Ehg1zO1viJMr3k5GWQiXMCt2EFc+14WyVjvsFYn4OJb9jReh:zf8ldO1vFr3k5GWQiXMCt201z+jvsFYa

Entry address:
0x12019C

Entry point:
E8, D9, 82, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 10, 5F, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 60, 83, 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, A4, 29, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, CA, 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, 6A, 66, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 48, 40, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 5A, 29, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.4791

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,372,160 bytes)

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