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flv_media_player.exe

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 by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 9 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 clic.hexaweb.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6bf015c0c9cca1eee396c7a18e91035e

SHA-1:
bbac8e2522d17ae7034dea6a0cc3d1fe68a86ce1

SHA-256:
21f011feccb8137a3d0e8dff1744a0664878f4257b7767b4fff859f1b4d785fe

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 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:
4/25/2024 12:36:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140822

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16464

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0234

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.8470

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3367

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AppsInstallerSL.Q
14.8.22.16

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.90

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0615
7.2.234

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
18882

File size:
186.1 KB (190,528 bytes)

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:
2/19/2013 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:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:wX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJGSsgCm0fN2L2la+iYkt0VBkVGJNrvqHU1DTmVsLrKAl:wsaocyLCGSsJmIN2L2la+JVBkINuuDfr

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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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://clic.hexaweb.net/clic.php?id_c=88e5bbd8b751cd04fa73f94f5657ec43&id_a=30e3ef6f998

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/27834579/launch

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