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bitcomet.exe

bitcomet

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 bitcomet.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:
bitcomet

Version:
2.2.57.0

MD5:
72eb46e8b3abf828cb634a3b403c134b

SHA-1:
d5bd604bf1a9b4fa5ccbf9d4eb565ab6728bd5a6

SHA-256:
e300f118e1884217b1839d8ef44ecc515ad90975bad1892a5587b7f38c2251d8

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:
12/27/2024 3:16:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.5.16

File size:
259 KB (265,216 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010 (2013-03-01 17:36)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/16/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/16/2013 1:59:59 AM

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 5:46:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oKpdcCrTqgbT+4YL3MFFtKGlu8dqusjy0mXximdfMEWKa6:o0drlmjMtznNlgmpPa6

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 bitcomet.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl01.socdn.com/n/2.2.57/.../bitcomet.exe

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