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adblock.exe

Vetaform Developments, 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 adblock.exe by Vetaform Developments, s.l has been detected as adware by 31 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 get.gentready.com.
Publisher:
Vetaform Developments, s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f89643ce9c50388be15262bb2ef846ae

SHA-1:
4579742eb740760ceefbcee0aeae712b736772be

SHA-256:
f70c87f3f9146e3086a254918725dd2393b4459ddc8b59fb789eeb4720e2d7a3

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:56:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12663549
6703042

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2015.02.26

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.205.2

avast!
Win32:Solimba-AH [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AJ
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Solimba
4.0.3.1533

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12663549
1.0.20.310

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.12663549
0.98/20108

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.GH
20839

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.57090
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.12663549
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AK.gen potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
3/3/2015

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12663549
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Generic.12663549
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.03.03.11

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12663549
16.0.0.186

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dmuxrd
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Solimba.ZMMR
11.20150303

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12663549
15.01.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.03.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba
15.3.3.11

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758821
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.331
2.0.0.2056

File size:
516.4 KB (528,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vetaform Developments, s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/22/2014 10:37:59 AM

Valid to:
12/22/2016 10:37:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Vetaform Developments, s.l.", O="Vetaform Developments, s.l.", L=Badalona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
11214A840538566C60A8459CC4FF24F6A711

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2015 3:49:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6cKpDtUTY1crgP7muptXRq0ES2NRMIlhspTU:6cKp2TEcMPXptBq0EhNFfoTU

Entry address:
0xC6AC

Entry point:
E8, AC, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, 4C, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 7D, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 3F, 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, 08, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
107.5 KB (110,080 bytes)

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

http://get.gentready.com/n/3.2.85/.../AdBlock.exe

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