» 1stbrowser.exe
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1stbrowser.exe

Installer

SIEN S.A.

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 1stbrowser.exe by SIEN S.A 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.

File name:

1stbrowser.exe

Publisher:

SIEN (signed by SIEN S.A.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

3.48.3.2

MD5:

8ecbd19df337df606edc6f34413de674

SHA-1:

a36a1bfb1fba4288f8d4335c19fc3dfa583a528e

SHA-256:

223658f65d5078586ccf91673b0683085c04e637a62e668925c934488092a340

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 '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:

5/18/2024 3:07:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Sien (M)

17.3.15.8

File size:

3.7 MB (3,832,424 bytes)

Product version:

3.48.3.2

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

SIEN SuperInstall

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\1stbrowser.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SIEN S.A.

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

6/15/2015 4:50:10 PM

Valid to:

6/15/2016 4:50:10 PM

Subject:

CN=SIEN S.A., O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, C=FR

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121D1DF1CB73206967A3311ED8724668997

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/25/2015 3:28:00 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

Entry address:

0x2092F1

Entry point:

E8, 55, 3E, 02, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, EB, AB, FF, FF, E9, DD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, E8, DC, AB, FF, FF, E9, CE, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 90, 24, 72, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53... 
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Code size:

2.5 MB (2,642,432 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.softologic.com (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to www.ibbalance.com (173.192.190.227:443)

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