microsoft office 2013.exe

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application microsoft office 2013.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, 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:
POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fc5e8cd9ece3474ec989c282b5c035f2

SHA-1:
44ceafcb3b00ffed8bd808c105c8c28b8470425c

SHA-256:
1221316514aab911ec6cca85c0167c95a3684adf9e048c017a27ec2c79f0ff2d

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:
2/25/2025 12:40:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.POPELERS (M)
16.5.31.16

File size:
601.2 KB (615,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\microsoft office 2013.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
7D4509F01375B349F2DE66BF15A48CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/7/2015 3:14:27 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xORNsuj7LM2e2Bl4St2AxKeAN+GKnvLof/9WraN0bfs3kZwD+ZAdE:xsNsmM2lBmSt2A+yTof/YrdfqkZwD4A+

Entry address:
0xF3CC

Entry point:
E8, F1, 53, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, 49, 42, 00, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, E8, C2, 55, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 84, 53, 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, 1F, 49, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.5585

Code size:
110 KB (112,640 bytes)

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