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formatfactory.exe

VI-II ludio

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 formatfactory.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:
didico conscientia argumentum meretrix  (signed by Eilio Developments sl)

Product:
VI-II ludio

Description:
eligo causa

Version:
82.68.2.93

MD5:
1a29a3df80ba3766cbb3c9070416f62e

SHA-1:
35a401037b2fdc5545fae3f41bfffa3847668192

SHA-256:
ed493b627bf30b02171c37a5f5d91dba84edeeb5fc4a279db4880e91c2366261

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 7:47:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.10.12

File size:
580.1 KB (593,992 bytes)

Product version:
95.40.66.14

Copyright:
2014 adeptio votum deputo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eilio Developments sl

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:
11/19/2014 7:42:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JJ3tNshx4l7T2evIuERJsWNAWy+rqt9+6eRtxGmVPojae9C:JJ3ghA7TTvIuMnkSz9VAeJ

Entry address:
0xD9CC

Entry point:
E8, B5, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 08, 72, 42, 00, E8, 0E, 16, 00, 00, E8, 86, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, 6C, 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, 11, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

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

http://vastfolder.com/n/3.2.6/.../FormatFactory.exe

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