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CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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 itunes.exe by CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
52820ae0fdff594d9ca4ee1d5e8a61ee

SHA-1:
e14443d3eb1ee11dd212d81c593293c9253a194a

SHA-256:
81358df3dcbc009b088f188d4f1b859726a5207855c64c90a1eb0907fdaf8104

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:
5/29/2024 2:27:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.CAROSENT (M)
16.7.3.20

File size:
630.2 KB (645,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", O="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", L=BADALONA, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6401528D61284BEE9666B64CBA9B368A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2015 4:02:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VYzq1h5B/iHFOOmgrb5ilPDm7bDzbkEhgp9KLp/vLnW:az2hzQ+grbGAbDBBLnW

Entry address:
0x103C4

Entry point:
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Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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

http://dl.pocogather.com/n/.../iTunes.exe

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