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windows live messenger - msn messenger distribue par iminent.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 windows live messenger - msn messenger distribue par iminent.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. 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:
8914260b9f441042182e55074f9efdb0

SHA-1:
1755af465d3d827038c26c23f15ec9c19e906b55

SHA-256:
18f8992e3666ea507ab2970395dbb67e9683dd0716fbb04d942363b9cfaaf7ca

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 2:58:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoftAction.Bundler (M)
16.2.3.1

File size:
2 MB (2,094,320 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\windows live messenger - msn messenger distribue par iminent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
5/15/2013 5:58:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UYVr6fHr9mcOe6f46r8asM4K/xkqgSF6vIkvAsho+6KIdiJzdXtFQw3yKPURJ:1Ir9mcOex67sM4K/hgSF6Akbo+BKiJzm

Entry address:
0x1298C5

Entry point:
E8, CE, 91, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, 2E, 5B, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 55, 92, 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, 20, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, BF, 94, 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, 81, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, EF, 29, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D6, 35, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,415,168 bytes)

The file windows live messenger - msn messenger distribue par iminent.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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