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starcodec.exe

Contumar Empresarial 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 starcodec.exe by Contumar Empresarial 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:
Contumar Empresarial SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab0fadb2a5dfc3efd218d01019730a97

SHA-1:
ef879c27675c18de0778456c20ea117f5332ba23

SHA-256:
34c548ac2d7101b6f720a1f91c701fedc3336a0c22f4f91c5c89a66c6e4e7524

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 10:45:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Contumar (M)
16.6.28.16

File size:
580.3 KB (594,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Contumar Empresarial SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Contumar Empresarial SL, O=Contumar Empresarial SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5379FD229D65B9C16E52201B20D1F0FD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 6:28:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GjKHCjsJTCgJzIgLQjN0/7L9qUcVwD8kZvLe/6Er4AMus0:GjKHlJTHkgcB0P9CWdB3A/

Entry address:
0xD44C

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

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

http://limefolder.com/n/3.2.46/.../StarCodec.exe

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