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file_installer.exe

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 file_installer.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 19 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadiechahrixiew.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

file_installer.exe

Publisher:

App.install (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:

setup.manager

Version:

3.1.12.5

MD5:

dd79f2a7821a75ba9aacf1a52ac80c06

SHA-1:

1f9ba21124c03750fd171723a61d48c1f5edbfe2

SHA-256:

e59e50c103a698415d4c9396ffa4d8a02ccd4a8a6d29d6a1fa23ea4b4a1e70ef

Scanner detections:

19 / 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:

5/30/2024 8:25:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.M

972

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/FirseriaI.A

7.11.153.214

avast!

Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]

2014.9-140607

AVG

BundleApp

2015.0.3450

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.M

1.0.20.790

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Firseria.K

18468

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.32888

9.0.1.0158

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9909

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.M

11.2014-07-06_7

G Data

Application.Bundler

14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712333

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2014.06.07.12

McAfee

Artemis!D5103E38C18A

5600.7102

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.M

15.0.0.474

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.06.07.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.O

14.8.7.18

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

30048

File size:

496.4 KB (508,264 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.15

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\file_installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/19/2015 11:59:59 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:

6/3/2014 11:18:13 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:6YYZr6ypt7xGspjYu+Uhx63UXBQddduJDOxeK:6Ycr6y/xxsg9BND0eK

Entry address:

0xE05C

Entry point:

E8, 7A, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 38, E4, 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, F8, E0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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... 
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Entropy:

7.6467

Code size:

113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadiechahrixiew.com/n/.../File_installer.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/18867702/launch

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