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avast! free antivirus 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 avast! free antivirus provided through getnow.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from stapi.appscion.com.
Publisher:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
cd8cddf74e8190968c4afe1e338d6330

SHA-1:
50482a50a2ea0f2423efbff4668ecbd9dd7c8909

SHA-256:
18a090868a28f56b38d79e4faa23b8f6f6ec2fdf982b0028aeabf6137d653460

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:29:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.174.4

avast!
Win32:GetNow-C [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.V
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.GetNow
4.0.3.16214

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.GetNow.C
19235

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1112
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.GetNow.AMN
8.16.02.14.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/LiveSoftAction.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.LiveSoft
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downware
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction.A
v2016.02.14.07

McAfee
LiveSoftAction
5600.6489

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwavvs
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoftAction.Installer (M)
16.2.14.19

Sophos
Live Soft Action
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0510
7.2.45

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4794174
33120

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,560 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\avast! free antivirus provided through getnow.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 6:59:59 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:
3/21/2013 4:38:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:PcHSKoGyTWaWsIBX8MIwVZXDw0/qg3E1roLEqE4WpUd3D6lCsM0kFdG:nKoJW5sIBNIOZXDX/qg3E1rqWSBD6lCs

Entry address:
0x1205E4

Entry point:
E8, D0, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 6F, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 57, 8D, 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, 8D, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C1, 8F, 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, 92, 6E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 30, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 43, 2C, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5079

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,374,208 bytes)

The file avast! free antivirus provided through getnow.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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