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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 8 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.downloadiechahrixiew.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Appsinstall   (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setup manager

Version:
3.1.12

MD5:
78541340efd5948e93d72693be747a84

SHA-1:
b6229ed7edf508218655a3fa563453a77dcb8e3a

SHA-256:
e2dbd3fbb6277b1fa16bc3ae152a1199c66495a4ad803894ced99d461384df8b

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
6/3/2024 4:13:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140530

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3458

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9870

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.5.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.05.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.O
14.8.7.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
29764

File size:
493.9 KB (505,704 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.15

Copyright:
copyright·©·2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 12:59:59 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:
5/29/2014 5:26:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:a3ma4bE/SPQHqkdTvL7Ff456p9HKuJC7w:a3b4bEiFCVMaX4w

Entry address:
0xE8DA

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, 60, 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, 10, E1, 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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Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 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/17966559/launch

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