connectify.exe

Apps-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 connectify.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 · sl  (signed by Eilio Developments sl)

Product:
Apps-manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.13

MD5:
1d296eb8fdfd54631f0b89ef9c269725

SHA-1:
261ed30dbabed169ede3b3003e98849ddbd825b0

SHA-256:
25c949d3bf5254945d51c20e3cb153b57eeabf59926687f0753a3a6de22f9fb0

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:
11/5/2024 3:30:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.EilioDev.Installer (M)
16.7.11.0

File size:
516.6 KB (528,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.21

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\connectify.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:
8/20/2014 6:01:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/Kw9ZuL+7TBufhHztxTBIp2ZrPs+JiifYPeyy8JAt3kgURi34wgC1:/Kw9ZuL+7TQfhhcGTs+lYWyp+tcyNZ

Entry address:
0xDFDC

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

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