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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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Appsinstallr  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
install XIII

Version:
3.1.10.13

MD5:
d8ce6b0b9e88f3aa5259e8d64cf60ad5

SHA-1:
fab2e9397be8472d053d1720669f8f1c5dacb3ef

SHA-256:
8f74ba49535d1430ec4ee9198c89e8b36126ea67de9f1f579100fe7ba2669176

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/18/2024 11:52:17 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
1017

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller
14.04.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.15
7.11.144.164

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140424

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3495

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
1.0.20.570

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRB
18146

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4114
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
8.14.04.24.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9704

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
4/24/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
11.2014-24-04_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.24.04

McAfee
Artemis!D8CE6B0B9E88
5600.7151

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
15.0.0.342

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.cwlzel
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.K
14.8.1.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.14422

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0415
7.2.114

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28482

File size:
499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
setupinstall13.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 2:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 2:38:03 AM

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:
4/10/2014 6:59:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WcuA7U+EljXJBh+tli2vklUHM13sfoBjW4+:WcuA7U+85BCl/cSHMlsujR+

Entry address:
0xED18

Entry point:
E8, BE, 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, 88, 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, 28, 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:
116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

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/12880557/launch

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