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avs media player.exe

AVS Media Player

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 avs media player.exe, “AVS Media Player AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 24 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:
AVS Media Player

Description:
AVS Media Player AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.13.0

MD5:
89bb6857da42fa89c239c29edb4e8603

SHA-1:
35f8530a8914150e7cd4d46a662ee744568a1bca

SHA-256:
ceacfc17208158a08b465d642942ed0b276bc84f71a893eff754107f3f78a800

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 '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:
4/26/2024 4:45:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Solimba
2015.04.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.92.144

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3001

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16542

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
9.8523

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
8/30/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.Solimba
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS
t3scan.2.0.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15566

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.1501

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.08.30.08

McAfee
Artemis!184A43E8F2EA
5600.6657

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cskuge
0.30.10.952

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.08.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
15.8.30.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.15828

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.90

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0629
7.2.242

Trend Micro
ADW_SOLIMBA
10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
19276

File size:
238.1 KB (243,784 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131781517)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avs media player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 7:29:59 PM

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 10:31:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJsWcCCud2O5dSO7CdFAMh6JQKLFJfe3QWEZYJM+:vsaocyLCsW1Dg89MGv5JfeF9

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 avs media player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadmr.com/dmr/download/.../AVS_Media_Player.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/83927265/launch

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