microsoft+excel.exe

festinatio II-II autus

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application microsoft+excel.exe, “auditor corrigo infortunatus” by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. 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:
conventus  (signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.)

Product:
festinatio II-II autus

Description:
auditor corrigo infortunatus

Version:
40.32.37.32

MD5:
a627360a228683dd5ca1f7604c746794

SHA-1:
30be7d45eefe2aa5d4c3f4adabb889b70935b336

SHA-256:
0ab35b66532cad00c6db8d370e2dd5c220a758d435b615a2fe5b6eab7a4d3983

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
6/17/2024 11:56:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen8
7.11.183.194

avast!
Win32:Solimba-S [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AV
2014.0.4189

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.LSW
20030

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8808
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
14.11.08

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstars
11/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a1e0d357
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.11.08.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
15.0.0.936

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dhfavo
0.28.6.62995

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.POPELERSYSTEMSL.P
14.11.8.15

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
34232

File size:
537.7 KB (550,624 bytes)

Product version:
17.84.2.48

Copyright:
praesidium

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft+excel.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
7D4509F01375B349F2DE66BF15A48CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 12:12:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9mjMceBqnsqTy90Q3azIwP6/h6PbEKWCdiVpQi9y42cZIH4xu:9mqfqTfQxwiIDdWCgXQi0HYu

Entry address:
0xDE2C

Entry point:
E8, A3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 74, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 36, 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, FF, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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