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CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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 google search.exe by CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c27f6546216979acef135c47451cc30b

SHA-1:
68a76cb0287001c88f00d7abe849562175ed39c0

SHA-256:
005a20156c68de811dcf8ad0e6a9bc7943150277dfb6caef6a267cf52cda600f

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:
11/24/2024 1:01:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.CAROSENT (M)
16.6.5.11

File size:
612.7 KB (627,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google search.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", O="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", L=BADALONA, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

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

Serial number:
6401528D61284BEE9666B64CBA9B368A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/10/2015 8:23:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cfFEPIzer5XZTHK2LBEbDQL2k7+NDkGLHblOriPoW/B:CuPIq5XR5LGtkSNnDByW/B

Entry address:
0x103C4

Entry point:
E8, 24, 96, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A8, BB, 42, 00, E8, C6, 57, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, B7, 95, 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, C2, 4D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6813

Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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

http://dl.pocomissus.com/n/.../Google Search.exe

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