whatsapp.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 whatsapp.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:
3faf1a60f30be5bb78eaf58ef829ae2d

SHA-1:
55900f3cba40bd3311093f483a3f4f6821283350

SHA-256:
9b49c456891e98f8ac119b94fcaac7841c4efc2c1e63ad5360d8ca74913ab46b

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:
11/23/2024 2:19:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Contumar (M)
16.7.5.3

File size:
644.6 KB (660,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/2/2015 2:00:38 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 4:00:25 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:
112119FE6AFB4FA7129F4F594CD3E07D5B21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2015 2:22:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HEV/eHpTEQcwJ0m0NGBf9YxW1R7G39mssMet/bVDscyQ5Fa0WXS:0eHPXTYxWf7G39mssJpAY5Fa0WXS

Entry address:
0x10FEC

Entry point:
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Code size:
139 KB (142,336 bytes)

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

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