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Speed Installer

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 hoover heds 107 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from stapi.maxrevinstaller.com.
Publisher:
LIVE__SofT__ACTION  (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Speed Installer

Version:
9.9.1.2

MD5:
ebb27d89ffb316bf6f791d37b26eaa31

SHA-1:
77657783b58f2788df9e670113484d80fb92a017

SHA-256:
eeaf69fc2937b879ba12f4a497e9521419d713738445d0428e6d168bf94519b2

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:04:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/GetNow.ersd
7.11.213.24

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3183

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.17
9.0.1.062

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow.H potentially unwanted
9.11253

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15134

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Sien
15.3.2.3

Sophos
PUA 'Live Soft Action' (of type Adware)
5.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

File size:
780.4 KB (799,128 bytes)

Product version:
9.9.1.2

Copyright:
(c) LIVE__SofT__ACTION. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
OptaSet.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hoover heds 107 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/9/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/10/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, STREET="64-66, Mezzanine", STREET=Dionisie Lupu Street, L=Bucharest, S=ROMANIA, PostalCode=010458, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0DB89F49425D87D205160442DA55CE38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/23/2015 2:51:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:y3lrzqVlUq7fM6KfJonvwyEosGhIzo1QJzm51CmCGzGCgTpTCpxuMIHkdny90/B:elq48fDqbEHlWGzMoxuM/dnyQB

Entry address:
0x205020

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EA, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
684 KB (700,416 bytes)

The file hoover heds 107 user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://stapi.maxrevinstaller.com/api/.../setup.exe

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