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winrar 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 winrar provided through getnow.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. 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:
963bf51fa6d6cab703545c09223d5583

SHA-1:
2b72b1f6842e366fad5008756e50e29ac53f09f7

SHA-256:
5ef349cda42ef5d99c53d0a3c6fae4823b0bcc9980578e37457b8c0183562d92

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 9:50:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:GetNow-C [PUP]
2014.9-151210

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.2900

Bkav FE
W32.Clodb43.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.C
19134

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1112
9.0.1.0344

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.659025
8.15.12.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1932c6fe
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.LiveSoft
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.GetNow
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.12998

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction.A
v2015.12.10.08

McAfee
LiveSoftAction!0701796485FF
5600.6556

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cxkdto
0.28.2.61349

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoftAction.Installer (M)
15.12.10.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Downware!6.773
23.00.65.151208

Sophos
PUA 'Live Soft Action' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9456

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.LiveSoftAction
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Appscion
27494

File size:
1.9 MB (2,028,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoftAction. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winrar provided through 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:
11/15/2012 11:13:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Y1jsnCc8Ehg1zO1viJMr3k5GWQiXMCt2EFc+14WyVjvsFYn4OJb9jReh:rf8ldO1vFr3k5GWQiXMCt201z+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:
6.4790

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

The file winrar provided through getnow.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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