aoc e2243fwk driver provided through dennisdrivers.com.exe

Alpha Installer

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 aoc e2243fwk driver provided through dennisdrivers.com.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
LiveSoft_Action  (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Alpha Installer

Version:
9.13.4.1

MD5:
418d36230b9c7b5b3fa4cd680fd6f037

SHA-1:
0512a127c4ddff08feb462a69b4ee6a52917c651

SHA-256:
ad331f7a6843ff76daafc312063545b7b882251c1aefba27971e0856ba54bb19

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 1:23:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.49
573

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/GetNow.ersd
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3144

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.DI
21701

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.28
9.0.1.099

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.49
8.15.07.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-12-07_1

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15535

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoft
v2015.07.12.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.49
16.0.0.579

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dpuzse
0.30.10.952

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.49
11.20150712

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Sien
15.4.9.8

Sophos
PUA 'Live Soft Action' (of type Adware)
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40828

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.242143
2.0.0.2132

File size:
913.5 KB (935,456 bytes)

Product version:
9.13.4.1

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoft_Action. 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\aoc e2243fwk driver provided through dennisdrivers.com.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/9/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/10/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, STREET="64-66, Mezzanine", STREET=Dionisie Lupu Street, L=Bucharest, S=ROMANIA, PostalCode=010458, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0DB89F49425D87D205160442DA55CE38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 10:23:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:W2oSaf5lTlufs3zjVpx1NsOG6/1mfWuBzT02xyJPy0p:W2oSaf5lTlufs3PVpx16cpEzTRgJa

Entry address:
0x251600

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 58, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E7, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9089

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
816 KB (835,584 bytes)

The file aoc e2243fwk driver provided through dennisdrivers.com.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.