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windows essentials 2012.exe

XLVIII-II placidus

Bechiro S.L.

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 windows essentials 2012.exe by Bechiro S.L has been detected as adware by 26 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download366.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

absorbeo cicuta utor expiscor (signed by Bechiro S.L.)

Product:

XLVIII-II placidus

Description:

defendo linteum

Version:

17.21.68.62

MD5:

40fb897534e986021e56dd3a3cc2e61a

SHA-1:

bb7ceb61ccd43057f5e7214f2b7e88ce67c5d21c

SHA-256:

d4b17f94ff0506e7ada0acc5d7d7705a30b3816714046068bedb6533cc193d4f

Scanner detections:

26 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 10:03:18 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Solimba

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.Gen8

7.11.182.78

avast!

MSIL:Solimba-V [PUP]

141119-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.AV

2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Solimba-40

0.98/19670

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Solimba.LSW

19942

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.8808

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995

14.11.20

ESET NOD32

MSIL/Solimba.AH potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Morstars

11/20/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-a1e0d357

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.BundleApp

t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.185.13840

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria

15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Solimba

v2014.11.20.05

McAfee

GenericATG-FARG!3A50DB2867A0

5600.6941

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995

15.0.0.972

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.dhcnhs

0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Firseria

14.11.20.05

Quick Heal

Adware.Firseria.A5

11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BechiroSL.X

14.11.20.5

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

34232

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Fiseria.Win32.2335

2.0.0.1974

File size:

537.7 KB (550,592 bytes)

Product version:

33.1.61.68

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows essentials 2012.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Bechiro S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/25/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Bechiro S.L., O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0DE376129471B42CE6BCA90326047A34

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/24/2014 10:47:51 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:nneU8RIFgFKTAlJMf3Ev4gRtIHaIk4XK1au3IsDg:nnyPKT3MgmtIHaI5a1rtM

Entry address:

0xDE2C

Entry point:

E8, A3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 18, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 74, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 36, 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, FF, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Code size:

113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

The file windows essentials 2012.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.download366.net/windows-essentials-2012/download/.../12693

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdn.solimba.com (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to api.downloadmr.com (95.211.39.161:80)

http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/41604267/launch

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