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BoostInst.exe

BoostInst

Iminent Technology SRL

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file BoostInst.exe by Iminent Technology SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from installer.iminent.com a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by SIEN S.A..
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.5

MD5:
55caf1cb6bedcfb0eca53af1ea4e4975

SHA-1:
a4a0c8938bee827f544884b0aa8abbffe0dc9506

SHA-256:
9319d45a19b9489c13985ab049edb1a97f9a9c20c0f869a10f809532dc3e03f4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/10/2024 5:36:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentTechnology.Bundler (M)
16.2.28.17

File size:
1.4 MB (1,477,784 bytes)

Product version:
8.34.4.5

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nscac31.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent Technology SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 3:27:58 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 3:27:58 PM

Subject:
CN=Iminent Technology SRL, O=Iminent Technology SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217828115F75B5C1745A67997DD6FB4F38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 12:04:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:o6oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79r2OBJ:fdO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+hqWJ

Entry address:
0xA124D

Entry point:
E8, 86, D2, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, DA, 54, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, E3, 6B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, DC, DA, 54, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

The file BoostInst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installer.iminent.com/iminent/.../setup.exe

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