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flv_media_player.exe

RAPIDDOWN

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 RAPIDDOWN has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from shineads.net.
Publisher:
*Rapiddown*  (signed by RAPIDDOWN)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
1.0.0.30

MD5:
90143efe778279b80f96ec42b38989fb

SHA-1:
575528f691fce0b96358380279648979abcb6cf6

SHA-256:
8ef836f4d6f6846cbd3841ac84e69155d44b2e30875d1b730409e03f842d4374

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This will bundle various adware such as the Whitesmoke Toolbar and Iminent Toolbar. "These offers will be displayed depending on the user's location as well as the configuration of his/her PC, considered normal to display 2-3 offers. Additionally, the download manager offers the optional installation of a toolbar."

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:33:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BundleInstaller
2014.01.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.C
7.11.125.192

avast!
Win32:Rapiddown-A [PUP]
2014.9-140112

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3597

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bechiro.BCD
17640

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.3422
9.0.1.012

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9310

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
1/26/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Craftor
14.1.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup_product_2446.exe (Adware)
2014.1.26.19

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.4478

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.01.12.09

McAfee
Artemis!2DBBDE8363BD
5600.7238

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Fiseria
14.01.12.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RAPIDDOWN.Q
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.14110

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0114
7.2.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25588

File size:
172.9 KB (177,000 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.26

Copyright:
copyright·©·2013

Original file name:
inst4ll·3x3

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:
RAPIDDOWN

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=RAPIDDOWN, O=RAPIDDOWN, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E94F6B0DC7BF53B8B6341C02DE4104

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/31/2013 6:25:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:7YfuVGYJYN5XRu39qWq+5EXzBbRDtgTjcFgHnqfqeg8pAwyy3PZYx:4D03EWaV1SbqsaAwyy+x

Entry address:
0x60117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8856

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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

http://shineads.net/.../movie_in_hd.aspx

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