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microsoft works.exe

Delimax Concept

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 works.exe by Delimax Concept 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:
Delimax Concept  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0e5199079d52bfecfdd97cd221d37db4

SHA-1:
6091dae84dbbbbecfdf5454cc24d901fbf9e1748

SHA-256:
d6773130cb943d21fa4c0291603e8ebc0b7e4322f28b987c9e1df4dc39921178

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 6:21:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxC (M)
16.3.28.7

File size:
609.7 KB (624,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept, O=Delimax Concept, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
069CC4A932F0EBBF4CDE6CBB8C7AAD67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 4:36:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D7mYe3DspTsxXKPc0EERynmnUTDQODIvKTeMrzA+dZNdS9T8DBqdW1/iX2ZG:D7mYeYpTFEGqmnEQODJSSTdZ4To1qXL

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
E8, AF, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 60, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 80, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 42, 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, 0B, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.5035

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://bentfolder.com/n/3.2.48/.../Microsoft Works.exe

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