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getnowupdater.exe

SIEN S.A.

This adware component is disributed via the getnow.com web site which distributed adware bundles run by Appscion, a distribution and monetization divison of SIEN SA. The application getnowupdater.exe by SIEN S.A has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from vzapp.iminent.com.
Publisher:
SIEN S.A.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5109c657abb842f22faf4745accc0949

SHA-1:
49541eebd3d45d4da1126a86f6c6de78878579ab

SHA-256:
80ae68e666410fe55c92cf10899e4e7a271e405790595803ae12bc5c2d19170a

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/16/2024 10:36:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2713
9.0.1.05190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Iminent
v2014.07.27.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GetNow.SIENSA.N
14.7.27.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Napolar
10457

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.19253A63
7.2.208

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
31208

File size:
857.5 KB (878,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\getnowupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIEN S.A.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SIEN S.A., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

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:
514EA00D30C8C244C3E818890BF73967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2013 8:08:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mRWNcr8oxnAexUB7tjVR1T0Tj+rB/jZ8s3EIDI6/Qa7Sg85DT/CXZbSVDHk6:9NBIAttj3WTjG3i6/ugUDTiZ2VDHb

Entry address:
0x1D728

Entry point:
E8, F0, 57, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, 05, FD, FF, FF, C7, 06, E4, 81, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, E4, 81, 42, 00, E9, BA, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, E4, 81, 42, 00, E8, A7, FD, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, D1, C9, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08...
 
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Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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

http://vzapp.iminent.com/vz/1BEE654B-2FE7-4B33-9B1D-276A04B3191C/.../getnowupdater.exe

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