cartoonist.exe

EiliO manager

Eilio Developments sl

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 cartoonist.exe by Eilio Developments sl 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:
EiliO.·.Installer.·.S.L.  (signed by Eilio Developments sl)

Product:
EiliO manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.17

MD5:
1e2bae8dd17fa924be8d9ae99755b37c

SHA-1:
13a96e5c78359828163247d198462532ac69b371

SHA-256:
031ee2f9295f9378ead693b8b2be415ebfc878cd7c54b1cfb7f39c6025cebab4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:09:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.EilioDevelopmentssl.Installer (M)
16.1.23.11

File size:
565.1 KB (578,632 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.22

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/28/2014 11:17:10 AM

Valid to:
7/28/2016 11:17:10 AM

Subject:
CN=Eilio Developments sl, O=Eilio Developments sl, L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
11218832573D4BDD488A310AF2AC15B41F25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 5:51:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iRefc/d1X0TM60o+F91uGcsdM4AbKG7ec/Hdch+2OsRc:iRefe0Td0Z/PDCKaeCIxi

Entry address:
0xDFEC

Entry point:
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Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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