avs_media_player.exe

AVS Media Player

Solimba Aplicaciones 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 by Solimba Aplicaciones S.L has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2lbsxh0uh3t5t.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
AVS Media Player

Version:
2.1.575.0

MD5:
cb18f044800c3b54880683bb42a06ae7

SHA-1:
1716cffb36cbc33371c5421865261203c2e54255

SHA-256:
8f0f6e769e43e66a907b64e14d52ed93700fa74601ccd2e507a85ca2fb281e02

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/16/2024 3:27:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Solimba
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen5
7.11.177.172

avast!
Win32:Solimba-D [PUP]
2014.9-160109

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Solimba
4.0.3.1619

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
1.0.20.45

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16577

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.83
9.0.1.09

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba
8.16.01.09.06

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
10.10547

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/PasswordProtectedEXE
1/9/2016

F-Prot
W32/Solimba.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Solimba.A
11.2016-09-01_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba
16.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.9001

Malwarebytes
PUP.BundleInstaller.DMR
v2016.01.09.06

McAfee
Artemis!6418B034D076
5600.6526

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
17.0.0.27

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.mqimt
0.24.0.53443

Norman
W32/Solimba.EK
11.20160109

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
16.01.09.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SolimbaAplicaciones.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.151F364C!354367052
23.00.65.16107

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Solimba
9396

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R4FZ1L9
7.2.9

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R4FZ1L9
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.MSIL.SolimbaAplicacionesSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
33834

File size:
120.2 KB (123,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avs_media_player.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EE582E26020D5F7632F2BECC6C5BD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:fQIURTXJ5eqgKJ+BCiC7I89DkpBO6G5gEXXliglROq:fsdgKHr9DXR+EXXlplX

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file avs_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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