setup.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 setup.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:
488726b2ef518114dc76f67fd6c289c5

SHA-1:
1a17d51ab672b6dd075bc4db490e0713ab400864

SHA-256:
abe4465e9f11f94f6372cdd2d998ff5721443e3cd5b156c3db951807ee4331a4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:07:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.7.30.13

File size:
562.1 KB (575,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/24/2014 1:07:57 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 1:07:57 PM

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:
1121FE86E799E134BB6B2BBD0E554BFB2C1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2014 7:16:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3b/YqJsiTkpSODk4OPgWkf+g+vQB45FK7/Mb3evjH3SIGW4W6CIn24hbt:3b/Y3iTyzk5PgWwh4rinb31z6CIbt

Entry address:
0xD44C

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

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

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