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SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application dropbox.exe by SETUPPROCESS has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Dropbox but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Rapiddown  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
1.0.0.40

MD5:
1db916276c458b49467a9fd2d3c5f601

SHA-1:
e9d2cb683bd00cb0ea464d8f9c15bafb4f980cce

SHA-256:
9baa37d1499206a5cc1d5fcd429e0e4cd4f4404841420e78140f82c658012256

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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 1:57:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SETUPPROCESS.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.3

File size:
222.9 KB (228,208 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.28.1

Copyright:
Copyright-©-2014

Original file name:
**intaller.exe**

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUPPROCESS

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 4:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2014 7:45:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jvJbcJTI7keZP00gL0D4lexuNp4dhxQ5Drh9okobX:jvKJc7k5JcLuNp4dDI/h9okobX

Entry address:
0x6F117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.7769

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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

http://www.download366.info/dropbox/download/.../713

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/133116795/launch

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