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adwcleaner.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 adwcleaner.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 24 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 general-changelog-team.fr. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

adwcleaner.exe

Publisher:

applications install (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

install.exe

Version:

3.1.10.42

MD5:

1d1426a552cc987b480e83d329c5b248

SHA-1:

e5c6318dacd1c467fda51552739dc5ddfc2ce756

SHA-256:

f425db04368ff7863d93d08ee616363202070689333d042696e6eaa35e434def

Scanner detections:

24 / 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:

4/25/2024 6:51:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044

926

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller

2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.28

7.11.163.184

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

140617-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.DF

2014.0.3986

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044

1.0.20.1025

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Application-485

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL

18952

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.12537

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/Morstar.B.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor

11.2014-24-07_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Morstar

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.181.12819

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Firseria

v2014.07.24.02

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044

15.0.0.615

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.czuify

0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.24.02

Reason Heuristics

PUP.AppsInstallerSL.K

14.7.28.0

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

File size:

497.3 KB (509,200 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.10

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adwcleaner.exe

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:

5/4/2014 3:19:18 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:FTFERriEKHWHqlha0vW2cSaFOG7WHuJCX8:FToiEKHWHUaocSaVrk8

Entry address:

0xE9EA

Entry point:

E8, CC, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 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, 2C, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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:

116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

http://general-changelog-team.fr/fr/downloads/finish/.../2-adwcleaner

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/24308082/launch

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