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asus f1a55-m lx plus r2.0 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.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 asus f1a55-m lx plus r2.0 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Sien AppScion Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
3a6043cc45a970f110805f9cdb1c6f13

SHA-1:
72bfa37736f33296cc65b84d36a30376d0cc9287

SHA-256:
198bdaad28cb433666a5c7059230a6ea72e5ab3289dc098c898cdc6cdc96df64

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:27:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/GetNow.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.A
2015.0.4355

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.C
22483

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2144
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Generic.AC.1713553
6/17/2015

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.LiveSoft
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16276

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction.A
v2015.06.17.04

McAfee
Program.LiveSoftAction
17.6.569.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwalwi
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Sien
15.6.17.16

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

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.LiveSoftAction/Variant
9808

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.eacSXGC
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40824

File size:
676.6 KB (692,880 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 AppScion Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\asus f1a55-m lx plus r2.0 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.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:
2/7/2014 9:03:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KahUOV7c8TazefLtNUH56qcK/k+0sV8YBytOqDxy9087:KXOVw8TzLt1DvsKXtlDxyL7

Entry address:
0x18D860

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, F0, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8970

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
580 KB (593,920 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-113.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-13-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.13.171.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-13-165-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.13.165.163:80)

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