microsoft excel.exe

Bechiro 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 microsoft excel.exe by Bechiro 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:
Bechiro sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cfc79ca99f150e8a0115bd7137c3a335

SHA-1:
d7e1fd18842991a236b3d0ab8c67cc2fa1acdf3c

SHA-256:
f9d174ac1250014ecc5c089d540bf714ccd56bb8eb830b4f24d94021ba706e32

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:
12/26/2024 4:56:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bechiros (M)
16.5.28.21

File size:
562 KB (575,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/1/2014 3:25:57 PM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 3:25:57 PM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro sl, O=Bechiro sl, L=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112137190C5DFED5E171B34698C4D7367405

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2014 4:00:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Yb+tijs1TQZrq2QLuBufr8GRSfTp1MFXVibupsrF6+wt:Yb+tJ1TCr1Eucr8P1MFIb0dt

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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