microsoft word viewer.exe

Thawte manager

Eilio Developments 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 word viewer.exe by Eilio Developments 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:
Thawte.Installer_S.L.  (signed by Eilio Developments s.l.)

Product:
Thawte manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.18.4

MD5:
72a6e90a3a90a280f347cc1fd7d0675d

SHA-1:
b7cb95a70dedc2dbfa45a3f657289d0686722487

SHA-256:
1ecf695339f67861dc9930e8818e6bca9a8a3a126b6369cc9f4e99870ea72439

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:
12/26/2024 11:21:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.7.23.18

File size:
517.7 KB (530,136 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.22

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Eilio Developments s.l., O=Eilio Developments s.l., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
62A9979715091C35A10D5CC1298205DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 5:11:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rmvQlk6OnF+T6zgSZQKxKFKAdK3QFvEqZ0YHw4GiYJBDhrCVi/:rmvQC5+TlSZQkENdK3QyqZ0YHNGlZsi/

Entry address:
0xDFEC

Entry point:
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Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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