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uc browser.exe

CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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 uc browser.exe by CAROSENTE PROJECT, 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:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d172007e7a70695618ea4a801060f2c5

SHA-1:
9149e7a35fdb62d2361f9ca0533d4bc557bce0ef

SHA-256:
f1f277cb6d1e2137fcb56cde3b3d430d24a4e6cbc6631b506f41e11721b623a2

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 3:30:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
17.3.8.14

File size:
652.7 KB (668,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\uc%20browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", O="CAROSENTE PROJECT, S.L.", L=BADALONA, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6401528D61284BEE9666B64CBA9B368A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2015 3:43:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x103C4

Entry point:
E8, 2D, 96, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A8, BB, 42, 00, E8, 56, 57, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C0, 95, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 49, 4D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.4111

Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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