microsoft windows media player provided through getnow.exe

Download Manager

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 microsoft windows media player provided through getnow.exe by LiveSoftAction has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
LiveSoftAction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.11.0

MD5:
dd9ea31758328e37bc94ec6550534d9a

SHA-1:
e204105b70d677aeeed127cc68d15dd2176150e6

SHA-256:
c267ebd8443354857179e0c9dc491a69eb7e909a0b4a424557d14ec8daac0a04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 1:55:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.3.15.20

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.11.0

Copyright:
(c) LiveSoftAction. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, OU=SienAppNetwork, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=LiveSoftAction, L=Bucharest, S=functiune, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
17E4CA22DB0D2CFD73BAACB9BD605BF7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/21/2013 5:38:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1205E4

Entry point:
E8, D0, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 6F, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 57, 8D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, 8D, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C1, 8F, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 92, 6E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 30, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 43, 2C, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5081

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,374,208 bytes)