hitmanpro provided through getnow.exe

Download Manager

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 hitmanpro provided through getnow.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
3b6ce5973f0d0b4d1c232c30a0d81326

SHA-1:
128b77fe1636076b3cc92f80717ac46e135002be

SHA-256:
f46a2f8f5ee72291bc6976552278d16a5c8da3aec06535e856deda76b40a0404

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:33:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.102

avast!
Win32:GetNow-C [PUP]
140813-1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1112
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Getnow
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction.A
v2014.09.01.10

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.LiveSoftAction.c
14.9.1.21

Sophos
Live Soft Action
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4794174
32210

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,536 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoftAction. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hitmanpro provided through getnow.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 8:59:59 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:
3/21/2013 6:38:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:3cHSKoGyTWaWsIBX8MIwVZXDw0/qg3E1roLEqE4WpUd3D6lCsM0kFdG:fKoJW5sIBNIOZXDX/qg3E1rqWSBD6lCs

Entry address:
0x1205E4

Entry point:
E8, D0, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 6F, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 57, 8D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, 8D, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C1, 8F, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 92, 6E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 30, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 43, 2C, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5079

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,374,208 bytes)

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