skype.exe

XLII-II cattus laceratio

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:
lues surculus timeo  (signed by Contumar Empresarial s.l.)

Product:
XLII-II cattus laceratio

Description:
sitis

Version:
28.38.0.87

MD5:
407c116282636bdc0cd626263acea557

SHA-1:
3cd5a2664e97069f3e87d57c8ee683e19dcb2589

SHA-256:
19f4205351be9c21d15a6b5502124e92d1aff5eb48a28dee9d7d59be87709ada

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:
11/24/2024 5:02:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Contumar (M)
16.5.10.7

File size:
537.1 KB (549,984 bytes)

Product version:
6.51.60.10

Copyright:
Copyright 2014 vespillo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/24/2014 12:00:25 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 12:00:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Contumar Empresarial s.l., O=Contumar Empresarial s.l., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
112158AB0707634F982D0ADC1639CF4858BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 5:17:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HDkQt8yyLhTQGd+eF+5ZEXyHR3vI4lCqTmKc/L0Z5ZlGR:HDkQtchTZfvCHZv+KML0rC

Entry address:
0xDEDC

Entry point:
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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