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microsoft security essentials.exe

LV-II fungor

Bechiro 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 microsoft security essentials.exe, “aufero detego tracto” by Bechiro 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.

File name:

Publisher:

infidus vilitas facio (signed by Bechiro S.L.)

Product:

LV-II fungor

Description:

aufero detego tracto

Version:

95.59.75.72

MD5:

176cc29f21806cbd447c6b39a050bf0a

SHA-1:

321d21c2e02ce24d3c24745568dabfcd5770a236

SHA-256:

0be0899556b795112be464b3af5475a2b840869d8fbd1134083cb0490cf686af

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

11/24/2024 12:10:24 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba (M)

17.3.14.14

File size:

537.7 KB (550,592 bytes)

Product version:

52.82.34.83

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft security essentials.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Bechiro S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/24/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/24/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Bechiro S.L., O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0DE376129471B42CE6BCA90326047A34

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/27/2014 11:24:21 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

Entry address:

0xDE2C

Entry point:

E8, A3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 74, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 36, 6C, 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, FF, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Code size:

113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdn.solimba.com (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to api.downloadmr.com (95.211.39.161:80)

http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/1896668379/launch

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