iminentuninstall.exe

BoostInst

Iminent Technology SRL

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 iminentuninstall.exe by Iminent Technology SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from installer.iminent.com a known adware distribution point operated by SIEN S.A..
Publisher:
I_M_i_n_e_n_t  (signed by Iminent Technology SRL)

Product:
BoostInst

Version:
8.34.4.5

MD5:
ab774e9c408e15ac2b6f8b69a2cf95ca

SHA-1:
9b2f127c290e20fdd8430cc292afa0bc0ea01331

SHA-256:
b749ad093d427849f10a0847b9fe89994b41d896fb9835dc9c0c6358b963b2aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is 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:
5/10/2024 2:58:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.IminentTechnology.Bundler (M)
16.3.1.23

File size:
1.4 MB (1,477,784 bytes)

Product version:
8.34.4.5

Copyright:
IM

Original file name:
BoostInst.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iminent\inst\bootstrapper\iminentuninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 3:27:58 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 3:27:58 PM

Subject:
CN=Iminent Technology SRL, O=Iminent Technology SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217828115F75B5C1745A67997DD6FB4F38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 12:04:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:f6oecWgg/j65AMpi0jDUm8v2pb92obCzKTEq2iE3C/oqTc+79r2OBC:WdO54m8v2pb0KoqzE3Cp4+hqWC

Entry address:
0xA124D

Entry point:
E8, 86, D2, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, DA, 54, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, E3, 6B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, DC, DA, 54, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 4D, 55, 00...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

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

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