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flv_media_player.exe

FLV Media Player

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 flv_media_player.exe, “FLV Media Player AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 29 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
FLV Media Player

Description:
FLV Media Player AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.4

MD5:
0ace983a38f661f8ece5a124aacd705e

SHA-1:
16e07c0ca5969fc6183f5828f2241785055014f2

SHA-256:
4010766fde70f5197a6a345dd97a2a429845e386085d528e8b5e3ea6a5a68fcc

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:11:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Solimba
2014.11.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.158.148

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Solimba
4.0.3.16215

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16530

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
10.8514

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
2/15/2016

G Data
MSIL.Application.Solimba
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.660

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.02.15.12

McAfee
Artemis!184A43E8F2EA
5600.6489

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cskuge
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.248080
14.10.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.A
16.02.15.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.98e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.15.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.90

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSIL
9323

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0628
7.2.46

Trend Micro
ADW_SOLIMBA
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
19220

File size:
198.2 KB (202,920 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132090846)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 6:59:59 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:
2/19/2012 10:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5X7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJmOyC0uDo9pfcjqWFMxGwmCgmXLn4dkXV+823KB59Yb:5saocyLCj0uDqUqgvCgebOaVn23K39Yb

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.5923

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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/207721857/launch

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