gmc envoy user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe

Interactive Install

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 gmc envoy user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware 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.
Publisher:
Live Soft Action S.R.L.  (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Interactive Install

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
b77cc7cce84755008113573a6704e569

SHA-1:
92c80b147ed59254ead3c8ee073121c1b33b4a6a

SHA-256:
947a85648f3daa7c33d8d5aab34973c83800f34bbd212e1ebabf61f75e77cc34

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/24/2024 9:25:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoftAction.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.23

File size:
714.2 KB (731,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) Live Soft Action S.R.L. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gmc envoy user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
5/28/2014 10:18:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pfwh9PdWdKGmP+9S7uG+VyCr75yBbyIe2+NLQbD932TWy90Zu:N6oyQVypB6p8bpG6yyu

Entry address:
0x1A6F80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, EF, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9019

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
620 KB (634,880 bytes)