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Avid Media Composer

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 avid media composer.exe, “Avid Media Composer AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Avid Media Composer

Description:
Avid Media Composer AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.14.1

MD5:
f924ddfd89496efb953a2247c14cc8fb

SHA-1:
a0b343f50e0ea242f2f6ab489dc1c6e3c502b363

SHA-256:
c91d4b7dafa1e48ecc46f7780449dcee107edd779232e1352379d0c9ba06de15

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 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 3:07:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.177.204

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
141003-0

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
19774

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.U potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
10/12/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.10.12.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Vpatch.dapviz
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
14.10.12.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.T
14.10.12.10

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
33706

File size:
242.2 KB (248,016 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131830945)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avid media composer.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):
6144:ysaocyLCf5xfMZm9Av9t6IO4g2O5RtceaS9ih4lRrN:ytobo5xfMg9ezLep9uORR

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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Entropy:
7.6952

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file avid media composer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.faedmr.com/n/3.0.14.1/.../Avid Media Composer.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/35437941/launch

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