flv_media_player.exe

Apps Installer SL

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 by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 22 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.downb468.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
pinstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
pinstaller

Version:
3.1.10.30

MD5:
f29c2bfd6f678defd005a995974d1856

SHA-1:
27bc5a8859c81b6b1459064cd101e01b171fc3de

SHA-256:
de04ebc0549fe9bb35232d6cb514425f688ea7071fa2133529c0e1ac1fdc80b9

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
4/26/2024 3:59:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.20
7.11.146.118

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
2014.9-140927

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3339

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Fiseria-6
0.98/19444

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.IFA
19174

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4341
9.0.1.0270

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9744

F-Prot
W32/A-2991a3af
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Downloader.AppsInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.11935

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3189

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.09.27.03

McAfee
Artemis!51643D21F608
5600.6922

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.cykqpy
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.27.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.Q
14.9.27.3

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28740

File size:
499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.10

Copyright:
Copyright ©2014

Original file name:
pinstaller.exe

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
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 9:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 9:38:03 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:
4/25/2014 6:04:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:91q6Mn+dPqFKW0WsG7SmNOWxsJCT1gpA0:91hMn+4FlxsqS761gp9

Entry address:
0xEF44

Entry point:
E8, C2, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 88, F4, 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, 24, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 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:
7.6420

Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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

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/32876157/launch

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