microsoft-word.exe

Prelasan Developments s.l.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application microsoft-word.exe by Prelasan 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. 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:
Prelasan Developments s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
454c33bbc134cbb2a5a6aaea4f27ce80

SHA-1:
a861bcc53b2d8287b21e08960fbf71a610c05cd1

SHA-256:
2c5843b42f3477fa37ac341b5519698126d9429a2954e257f8017ac7ba8b4d24

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 11:42:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.7.10

File size:
212.8 KB (217,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\microsoft-word.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 6:57:44 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 11:07:57 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215E74094630A820F1780B2676F6A18842

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Te34y2pgTh+3pwLpAKKi8A//t4V1TLAo/oPqTXFemq:bch+3KaltAnIhLB/fT1q

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file microsoft-word.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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