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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 16 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:
3.0.17.6

MD5:
c96a996e1dde38ff38c56401029301b7

SHA-1:
cb2e248427d09000fc2dc576a6441abb3d597a0e

SHA-256:
5e6410a767fbe6295d4e783be89bbd28bd02b7913d9384ce67fec289b3680e27

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:53:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.148.214

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140509

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3479

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
18245

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0129

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.9780

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
5/9/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.05.09.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.Q
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14507

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
29040

File size:
281.9 KB (288,688 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132151522)

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 6:59:59 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 10:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:bsaocyLCXytZXlw8MAgskY8iZ3Dr2f+bxss:btobwyZBDn52faas

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:
7.7631  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl01.fabdmr.com/n/3.0.17.6/.../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/14559732/launch

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