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avast! free antivirus.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 avast! free antivirus.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 22 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

iinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

iinstaller

Version:

3.1.10.31

MD5:

ccf13b2eff9e2b6f3715225505b46b65

SHA-1:

be5e3c52aefb3fbf06e46c12e3f64f8660942436

SHA-256:

5e494f42d95a48cd9068522d798a19b5c52450d2d97b49d1e7192d7815162ef0

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:

4/25/2024 2:58:10 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A

531

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.18

7.11.147.64

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

2014.9-150823

AVG

Adware BundleApp

2016.0.3040

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.4341

9.0.1.0203

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.DownloadMR

8.15.08.23.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/FirseriaInstaller

7/22/2015

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.DownloadMR

11.2015-23-08_1

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

15.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of clamwin free antivirus.exe (Adware)

2015.8.23.8

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.177.11965

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2015.07.22.07

McAfee

Artemis!CCF13B2EFF9E

5600.6696

Norman

Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A

11.20150823

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)

15.7.22.19

Sophos

PUA 'Solimba Installer'

5.12

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0504

7.2.203

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

38050

File size:

500.9 KB (512,912 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.10

Original file name:

iinstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast! free antivirus.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 12:38:03 PM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 12:38:03 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:

4/25/2014 7:37:30 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:Q1qJMFiDr+dPqMngf0zTvmIMcXmpPoy/3jdz5SUfi7A20UG/HZvuRoPS30CiC1ZB:Q1qOMn+dPqgg8Xv/X+p6hgH9u4CTe8

Entry address:

0xEF44

Entry point:

E8, C2, 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, 24, 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 avast! free antivirus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downloadaixeechahgho.com/n/3.1.10.31/.../Avast! Free Antivirus.exe

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/75104451/launch

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