zune software.exe

Verisign manager

Eilio Developments, 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 zune software.exe by Eilio Developments, 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:
Verisign.Installer_S.L.  (signed by Eilio Developments, s.l.)

Product:
Verisign manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.18.5

MD5:
ccc31b24b52765b123d403bed83231c9

SHA-1:
8ba08cdec57d410bfbf20dbdb5544cfb3d29eaa9

SHA-256:
b3507d3a757f80395be319f4c9b7f6001ee35e5f24473fb0538ce2239f3eaab4

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 9:30:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.7.16.16

File size:
514.3 KB (526,600 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.22

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\zune software.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Eilio Developments, s.l.", O="Eilio Developments, s.l.", 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:
0EF8CB39AB15607AB4EF554EB245AFB1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 4:59:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:J8U6sBwlrjT0k+g/QoRePwF0sOuUhaPGx8YXX8r//:J8U6hjTnQoRMwK+IaYXX8rn

Entry address:
0xDFEC

Entry point:
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Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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