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Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application flash.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 27 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 www.652ddc6a.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
APPS installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
apps installer

Version:
3.1.10.39

MD5:
114d54fae0215f17cc49d0e827db5709

SHA-1:
2af6aa3d224bfc805779e2df2b4e2dcd5af8984b

SHA-256:
72ff834258da21d043b528292ee7df06c93b8da14a6b2428a0abaa07d776eb38

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
5/19/2024 5:37:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
6381372

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.25
7.11.210.134

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
150203-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DD
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
1.0.20.235

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Morstar-3
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
21102

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3569
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.FirseriaInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.195.14980

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2015.02.16.12

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
16.0.0.141

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.czlnlu
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.510680.C
15.02.16.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.2.16.12

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.374
2.0.0.2069

File size:
498.7 KB (510,680 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.10

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 6:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 6:38:03 AM

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:
4/30/2014 3:05:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XDnLOwy4tHrz1OScjENww0vg0zmsmgMcx/hUtPoFjdz5ht7pOZ520TPS3t/0Roum:XDLOzkHrz1Zcs0vXPflSCtOwAouJCQ8

Entry address:
0xEA1A

Entry point:
E8, CC, 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, 80, 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, 30, 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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Entropy:
7.6486

Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

http://www.652ddc6a.com/slm.php?transaction_id=102663351dba591d68d616a15c4b6a&lpin=fls.exe&lpname=Flash&sub=2&offer_id=2153&url_id=189&aff_sub=5935035225&aff_sub2=&aff_sub3=&aff_sub4=

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/53355870/launch

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