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winrar provided through getnow pmb - 31.07.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 winrar provided through getnow pmb - 31.07.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Live Soft Action S. R. L.   (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Interactive Install

Version:
8.31.4.2

MD5:
b3e103b33c99f38e87d44f8d05bee7a9

SHA-1:
c230573462cbb68eeac47233e6715a02d1d12566

SHA-256:
418190d1e6dab2ac7b322ee70289db41e74e9a68e71ca9b6dacf5725474054ef

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/18/2024 10:45:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.168.126

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3326

Dr.Web
Program.MediaGet.86
9.0.1.0283

ESET NOD32
Win32/GetNow (variant)
8.10292

G Data
Win32.Application.Getnow
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Getnow
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction
v2014.10.10.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.LiveSoftAction.j
14.10.10.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0801
7.2.283

File size:
746.4 KB (764,312 bytes)

Product version:
8.31.4.2

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/13/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, STREET="Str. Dionisie Lupu, Nr. 64-66, Et.", L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, PostalCode=010458, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2CAFD284C3B4147AD3E7601989FCCF42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/31/2014 11:54:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hKxuKD5tDwtHxKOOz0K49D/VdrSuysmpsV6+WIsz5PTp1YRX6CEqgzwUy90xN:hKxVD5tEHxKn4K49jVlLdq+xs9TpSoJz

Entry address:
0x1C7040

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, ED, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
652 KB (667,648 bytes)

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