microsoft office.exe

PortalProgramas

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 office.exe by PortalProgramas 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:
Firseria   (signed by PortalProgramas)

Description:
Downloader

Version:
1.0.0.9

MD5:
b67be862ecb102d0df3d3dd3dd7d5bbb

SHA-1:
089b36e7d4b289d3209f5ae9f9a6451bab7ec12f

SHA-256:
f8c2e526eed3dc8f9aec698eeced284edb92041f61ff9feb59b06eeec5fc2354

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:
2/25/2025 8:06:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.PortalPr (M)
16.6.15.17

File size:
165.5 KB (169,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.9

Copyright:
Copyright ©2013

Original file name:
installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/1/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/2/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PortalProgramas, OU=Tech, O=PortalProgramas, STREET="Balmes 1, primera planta", L=Terrassa, S=Barcelona, PostalCode=08225, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D970D9AAEE52971159EE95FA00AF652F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2013 7:35:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:oVRMgRAlloaFfrC/TJXG1Nw32l/X+Dibut+TBWctFhCoP4CQf4UEtIfMH:zgRgldF+/TZGrw34X+4x/CoPBQfmtI0H

Entry address:
0x6E117

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

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