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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 installer” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 11 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 installer

Version:
3.0.3.0

MD5:
ce5adc321a46562937a1dcaa5c96a077

SHA-1:
3e49b0ef424f48984253720cc2751ebcfb028589

SHA-256:
4c67c575541a13ac2e241e9bc9dd331331992c4fc944e35574d63fe845e22141

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 10:38:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.97.88

avast!
Win32:Solimba-G [PUP]
2014.9-150311

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17249

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.070

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba (variant)
9.8705

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
3/11/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.0.127

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Solimba
15.3.11.5

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0423
7.2.70

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
20680

File size:
157.8 KB (161,560 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010-2013 (201304220910)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 3:59:59 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 7:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:WX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJrDNsLDCvnE1V12yH1CO/m3w7yBoFI7:WsaocyLCrp8ePWVK3WK

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:
7.3393

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file avs media player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl01.socdn.com/n/3.0.3/.../AVS Media Player.exe

http://goo.gl/7ZrzR

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/56538168/launch

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