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atube catcher.exe

aTube Catcher

Apps Installer S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application atube catcher.exe, “aTube Catcher AppInstaller” by Apps Installer 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. 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
aTube Catcher

Description:
aTube Catcher AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.9.1

MD5:
8ee9cf379f1b1ca84a06e545584c6e1d

SHA-1:
4b2f9df1ae456325ca3e26483147fb7831473b14

SHA-256:
be8aa33cf7c4175966195658a05be6d154e35f8cbc31f255436700e8f5cebb3b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a wrapped installation of legitimate software (without persmission of the developer) and bundles adware such as toolbars and extensions.

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:
4/26/2024 12:00:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.13

File size:
185.5 KB (190,000 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (512e4fc0-18d4-4361-bb1e-3ca05bc06f2f)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\atube catcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apps Installer S.L., O=Apps Installer S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
323F44D66AEF890F43C32CFD743A4AD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJoUECF518zB4RCc/MT3LfJzfy+Vl5ni0VnH9zeR5VcTe:CsaocyLCFtjy7cibRf5/VnNS5STDID1

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://nl3.inncdn.com/?domain=atube-catcher&name=aTube Catcher&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzY0MDAwLzY0MTE1L2F0dWJlLWNhdGNoZXItMDEtMzJ4MzIucG5n&url=aHR0cDovL2ZpbGVzLmRzbmV0d2IuY29tL2FUdWJlX0NhdGNoZXJfU2V0dXAuZXhl&os=&lang=it_IT

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/776996670/launch

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