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formatfactory.exe

XLVIII-II placidus

Bechiro 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 formatfactory.exe by Bechiro 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:
absorbeo cicuta utor expiscor  (signed by Bechiro S.L.)

Product:
XLVIII-II placidus

Description:
defendo linteum

Version:
17.21.68.62

MD5:
026e9681017e6af9d4a461cfc6df5a0e

SHA-1:
ba304948f0673cdc4c681ab1e18c26699eb6a8b7

SHA-256:
b298346a8dc09898272a2efc5a1ccdadc1d29dbd646f964e8a0a8fa8de0d7709

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:
12/26/2024 12:56:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
17.3.12.19

File size:
537.7 KB (550,592 bytes)

Product version:
33.1.61.68

Copyright:
Copyright indigeo theatrum

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:
Bechiro S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0DE376129471B42CE6BCA90326047A34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2014 6:47:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xDE2C

Entry point:
E8, A3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 18, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 74, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 36, 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, FF, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://vastfolder.com/n/3.1.50/.../FormatFactory.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/1888719771/launch

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