spybot search & destroy.exe

Delimax Concept

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 spybot search & destroy.exe by Delimax Concept 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:
Delimax Concept  (signed and verified)

MD5:
26719b77463ab17a76e2a47b502548f9

SHA-1:
e45c65bb60ad726f2e499f1852231469abdc026b

SHA-256:
031f393bc517d601182412ceaa35546f68eea44d6039ab7f1de893eae2243c6a

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:
4/20/2024 2:13:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxConcept (M)
16.1.26.0

File size:
565.7 KB (579,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot search & destroy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/23/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept, O=Delimax Concept, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
069CC4A932F0EBBF4CDE6CBB8C7AAD67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 8:46:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:l7HG/J6VwTmb4FWWd6y64Sp6F/pOOAbrrcqrEnKn7ZT5tvVTekGDXYvcX:l7HG/OwTmWd44SpcoOmvr6K1Hvh5tcX

Entry address:
0xD44C

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

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