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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 26 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:
3.0.15.1

MD5:
c9365abca7c9f4a6b3259728742a1b10

SHA-1:
936d406790508158ca8d420bde112289e949fb4e

SHA-256:
b0e03f5a7345ee626c1f7878e3f2fc30e983da254b06ed44c6db354825e27f43

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:16:18 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.96.74

avast!
Win32:Installer-N [PUP]
2014.9-150523

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3101

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.15523

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16744

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0143

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
9.8673

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
5/23/2015

G Data
MSIL.Application.Solimba
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12657

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.1998

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.05.23.11

McAfee
Artemis!C9365ABCA7C9
5600.6757

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Solimba.czyjmb
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.05.23.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bundler
15.5.23.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.15521

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSIL
9858

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0711
7.2.143

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
20370

File size:
276.6 KB (283,256 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131910130)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 1:59:59 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 5:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:QsaocyLCfcZsOgcHSky8WNqYK7nDVZyCCrJ5v:QtobGOgYby88qYvrX

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/65770170/launch

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