microsoft office.exe

microsoft office

PortalProgramas

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application microsoft office.exe, “microsoft office AppInstaller” 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. The installer 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:
PortalProgramas  (signed and verified)

Product:
microsoft office

Description:
microsoft office AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.7.0

MD5:
49f32eac51f101f5b78e8be09b4f200f

SHA-1:
3ee9a647bf86f09415a2c012bf1d01eb73c1f5cf

SHA-256:
29d6a9609870a2298753dcecb82d7da7feb0d674e788c1d2ae32c8f991d16cf0

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 3:01:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.PortalPr.Bundler (M)
16.4.5.21

File size:
192.6 KB (197,232 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (4fe0cf9f-1fe4-4abb-905a-57915bc06f2f)

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/2/2014 5:59:59 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:
2/19/2012 9:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8saocyLCAHc76E19YCfZGojIxiayyDdBjNV:8tobjHc76E199ZpIW2jD

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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