» daemon tools.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details
Downloads (2)
Network (2)

daemon tools.exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application daemon tools.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadeigiesoquahv.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

daemon tools.exe

Publisher:

Appsinstallr (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

install XIII

Version:

3.1.10.13

MD5:

75dc962269f6951dca0013bb34452a89

SHA-1:

2afd533ce94f1a43a108d51bdb2c5131fa6e7c0c

SHA-256:

9d2ee6780bbd9ea1215c0665781b1696ca9a7b385aff5719c6feda0879e15d58

Scanner detections:

30 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/26/2024 12:57:00 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.55064

908

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller

2014.08.11

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.15

7.11.166.108

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

140617-1

AVG

BundleApp

2015.0.3386

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.55064

1.0.20.1115

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-743705

0.98/19265

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRB

19154

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.4114

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.55064

8.14.08.11.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9668

F-Prot

W32/Morstar.B.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.55064

11.2014-11-08_2

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setupinstall13.exe (Adware)

2014.10.15.23

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11737

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.08.11.04

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.55064

15.0.0.669

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.cwlzel

0.28.2.61349

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.08.11.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

TrojanDownloader.Morstar.A5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.M

14.8.11.4

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF

23.00.65.14809

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

28196

File size:

500.7 KB (512,728 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.6

Original file name:

setupinstall13.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\daemon tools.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 3:38:03 PM

Subject:

CN=Apps Installer SL, O=Apps Installer SL, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121CBDE0E20D87673EA3438EEEB8A63BE19

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/11/2014 8:59:03 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:lcuA7U+EljXJBh+tli2vklUHM13sfoBjW4Q:lcuA7U+85BCl/cSHMlsujRQ

Entry address:

0xED18

Entry point:

E8, BE, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 88, F4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 28, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64... 
[+]

Code size:

116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

The file daemon tools.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.downloadeigiesoquahv.com/n/3.1.10.13/.../DAEMON Tools.exe

http://www.download366.net/daemon-tools/download/.../1131

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/26427771/launch

Remove daemon tools.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security

herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.