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cdex.exe

Delimax Concept s.l.

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application cdex.exe by Delimax Concept s.l has been detected as adware 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delimax Concept s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
305609bf0318d100ef5b1d2deaa0be03

SHA-1:
6688fb08a3aa4a3426ba7ae4184e1e0e6b143acb

SHA-256:
263d9b9ce9711850dd87d0e265faa4135cb05450eccd5156bd27e0aeb298a2b7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
5/5/2024 5:23:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxConcept (M)
15.8.23.13

File size:
562.1 KB (575,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cdex.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/25/2014 12:17:54 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2016 12:17:54 AM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept s.l., O=Delimax Concept s.l., L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121212688B372352B5E314485FB66EA867C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2014 6:19:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DbfHeLsETWMbsgnyZRqhADbtMa+HvnLdzhZxBXLxK1ht:DbfHtETnIgyXLh0dMbt

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
E8, AF, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 60, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 80, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 42, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0B, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7680  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://jp.win-install.info/cdex/download/.../233

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