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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.
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.4

MD5:
5293c0ed2e7f26a74ebd76dcbffe769f

SHA-1:
d9c04a7d5c351dcc4fc3f349fe02f5617a0d4590

SHA-256:
32c366dfad547ce835f12b0923266bedc2345a320e0925ef17c30c1d2e7b8a61

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 5:45:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.2.23.0

File size:
3.4 MB (3,615,896 bytes)

Product version:
8.34.4.4

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsj63c.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent Technology SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/27/2015 12:57:08 PM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:57:08 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CF423BE77B3AE7537B1BCE9F96A3C3E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 7:00:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xB627B

Entry point:
E8, 42, AF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, D8, 75, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 54, 20, 00, 00, CC, CC, 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, C8, 48, 76, 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, 7C, DA, 75, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, 48...
 
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Code size:
906.5 KB (928,256 bytes)

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