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sound forge pro.exe

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 sound forge pro.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L has been detected as adware by 34 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:
POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7845e855b1b82367a9d568513983d1d6

SHA-1:
bc6c5f9cdbcd57c15d2d8c312bddcdf49272b173

SHA-256:
9297614252b5c3b2f2942489dbaafc4cb2c0a8656028575eedd1c2fb605ea3b6

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:18:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1005395
675

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2014.12.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.197.116

avast!
Win32:Solimba-S [PUP]
2014.9-150331

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2016.0.3153

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.1005395
1.0.20.450

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Morstar-10
0.98/20018

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.GH
20477

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10565, Trojan.DownLoader11.64099
9.0.1.090

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Morstar
8.15.03.31.03

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AK.gen potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstars
3/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-9610c63f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.1005395
11.2015-31-03_3

G Data
Application.Generic.1005395
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe reader.exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.13

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14426

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.2262

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Popeler
v2015.03.31.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!45E13D77FC32
5600.6809

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.1005395
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dkmwot
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Application.Generic.1005395
11.20150331

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
15.03.31.03

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba
15.3.31.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Morstar!6.1B3E
23.00.65.15329

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Solimba
36012

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.255
2.0.0.2017

File size:
562.7 KB (576,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sound forge pro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/19/2014 4:26:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SjFLW1uViTeJ5V5DmGPkNon/qM2jjxJXxrgrwBD8MGCyOez3lFW9MD3qS4g:SjFLWWiTGH5DhPJ/+BpJ8MGCyxz29k3x

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
E8, AF, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, 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:
7.7238  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

The file sound forge pro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.download366.com/sound-forge-pro/download/.../192

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