skype.exe

Eilio Developments 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 skype.exe by Eilio Developments 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:
Eilio Developments sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b2ad9d57379af9294f01827022a7f468

SHA-1:
449e255ed4db289bfd58411e71707fe09aa6c66c

SHA-256:
8a02af845da37a4bd64317ffbd367fda761e27eacb7e052219d20e7e61721c4e

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:
11/15/2024 12:19:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.10.17

File size:
523.6 KB (536,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/28/2014 11:17:10 AM

Valid to:
7/28/2016 11:17:10 AM

Subject:
CN=Eilio Developments sl, O=Eilio Developments sl, L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
11218832573D4BDD488A310AF2AC15B41F25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2014 6:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b9OUYHakKTMvZVaG+lzPoshB7btdD6I9yYIYwZe5ZRwqv:b9QhKTt9AkoI9yYIYwZy

Entry address:
0xCBEC

Entry point:
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Code size:
109 KB (111,616 bytes)

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

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