octodad.exe

Bechiro sl

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 octodad.exe by Bechiro sl 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:
Bechiro sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f62708a48e8a703a3ee72c1eb93c2b72

SHA-1:
e4ba3ca2d53afdfca49d630df6c98dbf1c20441e

SHA-256:
fcb4f1af5e3d4415fde031febda55f0c58ebffacc367f3b4ccdf67c4f91c8b72

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 7:34:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.10.6

File size:
562 KB (575,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/1/2014 10:25:57 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 10:25:57 AM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro sl, O=Bechiro sl, L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
112137190C5DFED5E171B34698C4D7367405

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2014 12:00:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Yb+tijs1TQZrq2QLuBufr8GRSfTp1MFXVibupsrF6+wt:Yb+tJ1TCr1Eucr8P1MFIb0dt

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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