atube catcher.exe

Investena 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 atube catcher.exe by Investena 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:
Investena Concept, s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f8e68a0838621a0ffde2b700b32fade9

SHA-1:
2344efeddab6a8babef4b8ad6fc9ef550543ab61

SHA-256:
a0a7abd8eb5e01a0b00bcb93d57122ff818de1039bacb8de6cf9375940a0ae1c

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:
12/26/2024 4:03:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Investen (M)
16.6.4.10

File size:
674.2 KB (690,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\atube catcher.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Investena Concept, s.l.", O="Investena Concept, s.l.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
40AA34E55B1BC6EE54598A0C83C81304

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2015 11:34:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rCRO7YJnY+ndmFWp9QYKctiH0bPbzYVlEYZHJBitDEK9f3ajKG7DfyG64:OROclJ0Q9+cthjUlE2HLj8f3aD7DqG64

Entry address:
0x118B4

Entry point:
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Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

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