atube catcher.exe

installation manager

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application atube catcher.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. It 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:
firseria, sl  (signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.)

Product:
installation manager

Description:
installer_setup

Version:
3.1.14.1

MD5:
55ebbd3bc8ea78e66aa8916244b44a43

SHA-1:
9a7f1e53399279d2526df7d9626034cff8b902a6

SHA-256:
16bb2153a0182e068df61bc09d61ad320d688e86914694d2a7a5e9c44c903cd5

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 3:40:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.A.29258
7.11.163.22

AVG
BundleApp
2016.0.3051

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.15711

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18918

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
9.10127

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.07.11.08

McAfee
Artemis!55EBBD3BC8EA
5600.6707

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcishr
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.POPELERSYSTEM.Installer (M)
15.7.11.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
31454

File size:
498.8 KB (510,784 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\atube%20catcher.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/29/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
58806C1A153885D4BFE2E3370340491F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2014 10:37:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:TxgtvLpCkaEDXLpXRScBFP9/fnGSdz5C7PoFRq+MMcjoIDIuR7yY6KnzmPY0AO2v:TxAs5gbphS4p/CvsIDIuJFKyD1L

Entry address:
0xF54D

Entry point:
E8, 99, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, E0, F3, 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, 80, F0, 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:
118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

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