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media player codec pack.exe

Contumar Empresarial SL

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 media player codec pack.exe by Contumar Empresarial SL 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:
Contumar Empresarial SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5330a53c060af3ba31fe5a80943a4749

SHA-1:
2aa5d9af617a15ad7cac068a9c36d7f5307301a8

SHA-256:
7e958628b8a60eece485e3cf235c831dda0e4ef7f96b114b7824505ab9d0f78d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 1:37:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
17.3.12.19

File size:
580.3 KB (594,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\media player codec pack.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Contumar Empresarial SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2017 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Contumar Empresarial SL, O=Contumar Empresarial SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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:
5379FD229D65B9C16E52201B20D1F0FD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 7:28:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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