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Iminent.exe

Iminent

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Iminent.exe by Iminent has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Iminent’. This file is typically installed with the program Iminent by IMinent which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Iminent  (signed and verified)

Product:
Iminent

Version:
4.52.52

MD5:
31219d86e2f75a91e2cb2f981d193c0e

SHA-1:
6b12574d116ba9fc3f909a14933fb375dba7de40

SHA-256:
265248022dd53f2639304d21a8c9efe6378644bc3951b4ec2086666eebab8e8f

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/19/2024 8:21:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Iminent.H
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Iminent.H
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
22794

File size:
435 KB (445,416 bytes)

Product version:
4.52.52

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 Iminent. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Iminent.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Iminent

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/26/2010 1:31:06 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2012 1:31:03 PM

Subject:
CN=Iminent, O=Iminent, L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
010000000001266AC7D81A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2011 2:04:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wUZwnDmXn4QxwoalBsv6kSF36fF94/0S2Tg1m/C4mlITCQ:vZwSIQn6B6f0h18Co

Entry address:
0x5FE0E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Code size:
376 KB (385,024 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Iminent

Command:
C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.exe \warmup "f77f87e5-a6bd-4922-a530-edf63d7e9f8c"


The file Iminent.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Iminent  by IMinent
Iminent toolbar is a browser extension for Internet Explorer and Firefox which is used to emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email products. During installation the Iminent toolbar changes your browser's homepage to seach.iminent.
www.iminent.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1065.p4-dfw.cdngp.net  (174.35.21.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1021.p0-atl.cdngp.net  (174.35.32.145:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s4.p1-gru.cdngp.net  (174.35.93.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1022.p0-atl.cdngp.net  (174.35.32.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s1006.p0-mia.cdngp.net  (174.35.36.11:80)

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