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sphinx plus².exe

VI-II ludio

Eilio Developments 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 sphinx plus².exe by Eilio Developments 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:
didico conscientia argumentum meretrix  (signed by Eilio Developments sl)

Product:
VI-II ludio

Description:
eligo causa

Version:
82.68.2.93

MD5:
2629ef7bcb52b43fb4fad1a54fc118f8

SHA-1:
2725cc871a301310c67a6684f4e70ea28bb7b97f

SHA-256:
1e4ab0b80727b9e5244ecb4f9a1e8078f156b5050d89a04ef27684969c9bb781

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:
4/28/2024 8:51:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.1.21

File size:
580.1 KB (593,992 bytes)

Product version:
95.40.66.14

Copyright:
2014 adeptio votum deputo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sphinx plus².exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eilio Developments sl

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/28/2014 4:17:10 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2016 4:17:10 PM

Subject:
CN=Eilio Developments sl, O=Eilio Developments sl, L=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11218832573D4BDD488A310AF2AC15B41F25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 11:42:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JJ3tNshx4l7T2evIuERJsWNAWy+rqt9+6eRtxGmVPojae9C:JJ3ghA7TTvIuMnkSz9VAeJ

Entry address:
0xD9CC

Entry point:
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Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

The file sphinx plus².exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://layfolder.com/n/3.2.6/.../Sphinx Plus².exe

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