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setup.exe

CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application setup.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. The installer 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:
7da37322c0cd0d76acaa82aa091de7a6

SHA-1:
01719f87935090028823974f8955c7d90d71ec95

SHA-256:
f8b09f1831cdc3a22ab7ab6b30b8082969ae09f7988f6d9b2a60e49b98394e49

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:
4/30/2024 10:26:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.CAROSENTEPROJECT.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.9

File size:
685.2 KB (701,656 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 12:59:59 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:
6/18/2015 4:35:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CaIa55qDqIw+sN6KbsxYK4TUaOhW8MQ4j//kV1xHs3w36AdgCtU6D:lIa55MfovbTUaOhWzLoXT36ANU6D

Entry address:
0x118B4

Entry point:
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Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

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

http://gu.atappz.com/n/.../Setup.exe

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