skype.exe

CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L.

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 skype.exe by CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL 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. 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:
CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1a2366e51513664acb7cd0263cad275e

SHA-1:
0e975d846b6de2ac08a1bda2304b491a684de185

SHA-256:
b365771eafef4805437a90a4e00759baaef451af1cbc5b914c5079567ea554c3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 4:50:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.5.20

File size:
625.1 KB (640,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 12:03:50 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2017 12:03:50 PM

Subject:
E=support@contumar.com, CN=CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L., O=CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L., C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
2190367D35CCCBC5D3520A1AF30C9575

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2015 5:50:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NwBMAQP/qez2dZp8HGnJEQNimrOEttDjWBft3T78UF3TjAdz:NkMAQPlWZp8HGKeFr6ftjIwTjAR

Entry address:
0xF23C

Entry point:
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Code size:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

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