setup.exe

CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application setup.exe by CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1658189d6bc0d0eee757440757df7dfb

SHA-1:
072cb862f36be7a3fe128cdc3b0a44c2f54228b6

SHA-256:
722f205e12b5312593000935ab9484bd5b808e9ea6929eeb6e5244e160131fd2

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:
12/27/2024 5:35:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
17.3.10.5

File size:
671.7 KB (687,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", O="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", L=BADALONA, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

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

Serial number:
6401528D61284BEE9666B64CBA9B368A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2015 4:24:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x118B4

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 96, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, DC, 42, 00, E8, F6, 56, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C2, 95, 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, E9, 4C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7152  (probably packed)

Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

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