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yahoo! messenger.exe

Delimax Concept 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 yahoo! messenger.exe by Delimax Concept 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. 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 s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
129091fccbcc7e3c23971acb3d151e26

SHA-1:
64b2ef520835eeed4420bb00a16a566f60635f1f

SHA-256:
3cf4e4bfd149375f3bddc6be864e42c580083f932ef34f935ca8939f35f19749

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/27/2024 7:40:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
17.3.16.3

File size:
562.1 KB (575,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yahoo! messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/24/2014 5:17:54 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 5:17:54 PM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept s.l., O=Delimax Concept s.l., L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121212688B372352B5E314485FB66EA867C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2014 10:19:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xD44C

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

The file yahoo! messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.info/yahoo-messenger/download/.../59

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