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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:
a5bcc843d59786039b7c44938ed8d848

SHA-1:
57a0083a301ef8176936b2553a4b6dca6977c3d2

SHA-256:
dc222cc16b44823a2d038576e6b0f059ab381dd1d3bb110e324feaa72b2450ca

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 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 7:53:02 AM 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!
Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
AdInstaller.V
2016.0.3001

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16647

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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!B297AEDF709A
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
PUA 'DownloadMR'
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0521
7.2.242

Trend Micro
ADW_SOLIMBA
10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
19852

File size:
238.1 KB (243,784 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131781510)

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):
6144:vsaocyLCsW+ZZZx7xMf2ETdav5AN2ve9P6k3Cu:vtobA+ef28+5pMd

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 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/83927244/launch

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