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adobe reader.exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application adobe reader.exe, “aplications installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 11 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.

File name:

adobe reader.exe

Publisher:

apsinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

aplications installer

Version:

3.1.10.26

MD5:

893f9ef0eb26c6478954712d5439e4e4

SHA-1:

1b05b40d5a32580565d1cd1ae7408d2082246d3c

SHA-256:

5774b3ad4f49e9286b8f7053a00ab1064709a9b4d94f0504706af631b353855c

Scanner detections:

11 / 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:

4/19/2024 6:17:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Installer-AR [PUP]

2014.9-140421

AVG

BundleApp

2015.0.3497

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9704

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.176.11833

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2014.04.21.11

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.M

14.8.1.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF

23.00.65.14419

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

28478

File size:

499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.9

Original file name:

apsinstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 3:38:03 PM

Subject:

CN=Apps Installer SL, O=Apps Installer SL, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121CBDE0E20D87673EA3438EEEB8A63BE19

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/20/2014 9:01:32 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:OHgG1q+g6a5U9TFUvk4UDC1mVV1cloBjWeZ0:OHgG1q+C5Ugc/GAVzcQjxS

Entry address:

0xEF84

Entry point:

E8, B2, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 90, F4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 3C, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64... 
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Code size:

117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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

http://de.win-install.net/adobe-reader/download/.../749

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/12574512/launch

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