starter background changer.exe

starter-background-changer

Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application starter background changer.exe by Solimba Aplicaciones 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:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
starter-background-changer

Version:
2.2.27.0

MD5:
80240ea56490b8bff552fcdda8e41013

SHA-1:
6f2d63d86047387c240606c167c30fc07a3885c1

SHA-256:
1e4ab927de7666218d9018cec2edec3db63f0009b962df9b2fb774487887d4e5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 5:01:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SolimbaAplicaciones.Bundler (M)
16.1.20.6

File size:
143.5 KB (146,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\starter background changer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EE582E26020D5F7632F2BECC6C5BD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2011 12:46:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lnOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJZeq8K2CUV6sia9km96C5gjVSh1hNly2Vm:lKpdcCrT88KvUVAa9b2ZMX0

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 83, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 84, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 84, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 6B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 6B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 84, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file starter background changer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 23 URLs.

http://199.91.154.129/g1md4wpsp9rg/.../starter background changer.exe

http://download1071.mediafire.com/f40s1ustz3pg/.../starter background changer.exe

http://205.196.123.148/2drp91930pkg/.../starter background changer.exe

http://download1354.mediafire.com/a9m4wyi5h9rg/.../starter background changer.exe

http://download1354.mediafire.com/gj7d7wamlbyg/.../starter background changer.exe

http://download2135.mediafire.com/w36yy8f16zag/.../starter background changer.exe

http://205.196.123.148/bkxobfnjmarg/.../starter background changer.exe

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