adobe photoshop.exe

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application adobe photoshop.exe by SETUPPROCESS has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.win-install.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SETUPPROCESS  (signed and verified)

Description:
SetupManager

Version:
3.0.30.2

MD5:
b4aa13adad860f88f0b151706be7d918

SHA-1:
d52b2aa0f10a650d7db73d583abe4cc83957ebf3

SHA-256:
f7ec9bea5c0d7baabe5961bf47333593783f50bba0d5d2fbd07dc9c84574907d

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:52:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Morstar.K
5777739

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Solimba
2015.04.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Firseria.14318.9
3.6.1.96

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2016.0.3125

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Morstar.K
1.0.20.590

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.KUY
21926

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4361
9.0.1.0118

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Morstar.K
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.D potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d1e2acdd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Morstar
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.Morstar
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.28.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Spy.AI
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12683

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FirseriaInstaller
v2015.07.28.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Morstar.K
16.0.0.354

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.28.01

Quick Heal
PUA.Fiseria.DC3
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Solimba.Bundler
15.4.28.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Dropper!6.1E56
23.00.65.15426

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.66
2.0.0.1855

File size:
277.9 KB (284,528 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright ©2014

Original file name:
setup_installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2014 8:57:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lLaARS0LBZmht0eQMlvNjwD4CAVvmEYX303EHweC78DjVsxa:lmAU0LrK6Mlvp6MUn0Des8DxQa

Entry address:
0x7F117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.6754

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/62519733/launch

Remove adobe photoshop.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security