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BoostInst.exe

BoostInst

Iminent Technology SRL

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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from installer.iminent.com a known adware distribution point 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:
a2ede2d1de5c5df6b72eb10e9fe2f947

SHA-1:
dc2f22c036d19b06209f7792d4074b5dbf19c6c9

SHA-256:
6b0b602d1af571f91c422f8f64d4e589e74b28f858997a603342b3088bd0d16a

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.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 2:39:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentTechnology (M)
16.2.28.23

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

Product version:
8.34.4.5

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsdd590.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent Technology SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 8:27:58 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 8:27:58 AM

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 5:04:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:H6oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79r2OB3:edO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+hqW3

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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Entropy:
6.6886

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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