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encore.exe

CONDESTIL 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 encore.exe by CONDESTIL DEVELOPMENTS 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:
CONDESTIL DEVELOPMENTS S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
24c3e9857fbf6432e9dd94c001e12470

SHA-1:
d6b829f251e1d04d08c0c59580f136802ae24ca6

SHA-256:
cfc6257a17141d113149353eb56c0a05405dbb1426c353343aceabfbb25c4a91

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:
12/27/2024 4:48:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.6.4

File size:
529.6 KB (542,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CONDESTIL DEVELOPMENTS S.L.

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 1:35:45 PM

Valid to:
3/8/2017 1:35:45 PM

Subject:
E=support@condestil.com, CN=CONDESTIL DEVELOPMENTS S.L., O=CONDESTIL DEVELOPMENTS S.L., C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
5BCC510B694F044236905FE5E5A73FD4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/17/2015 10:38:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2vL6s+qq5M1EMwp3nwNf6ZDV5zSHJ2I5P2hbEF/O0slnh:2vL6IX+3wNf6ZpR+JJOhbc2Jh

Entry address:
0xC1DC

Entry point:
E8, 5B, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 28, 1B, 42, 00, E8, 3E, 15, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EE, 4C, 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, 89, 42, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
98 KB (100,352 bytes)

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

http://get.sinsinstall.com/sb/n/.../Encore.exe

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