Iminent.Messengers.exe
Iminent Messengers by Iminent (Signed)
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of Iminent.Messengers.exe.
Overview
There are 9 versions of iminent.messengers.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.37.21. iminent.messengers.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 863.64 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Iminent by GlobalSign nv-sa. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Iminent from IMinent. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 36.29 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 62 Bytes per minute for reads and 89 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is iminent.messengers.exe?
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.com and your standard search engine will be also set to search.iminent.com.
About iminent.messengers.exe (from Iminent)
“Iminent provides virtual goods services to communication platforms making users’ conversations more interactive and more fun. Iminent has a global reach of more than 12 million users across all conti”
Details |
File name: | iminent.messengers.exe |
Publisher: | Iminent |
Product name: | Iminent Messengers |
Description: | Iminent |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\iminent\iminent.messengers.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Iminent |
Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
Expiration date: | Sunday, March 2, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Iminent Messengers.)
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 y...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of iminent.messengers.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'IminentMessenger' → C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.Messengers.exe /startup
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
VIPRE Antivirus |
22590 |
Iminent (fs) |
6.4.56 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
20192 |
Iminent (fs) |
6.14.22 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
20230 |
Iminent (fs) |
6.27.21 |
All file variations of iminent.messengers.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
55.17% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
17.24% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.34% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.90% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.90% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.45% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.67% of Iminent Messengers.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Lenovo |
28.57% |
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Toshiba |
28.57% |
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Acer |
14.29% |
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Samsung |
14.29% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.29% |
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