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 26 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.downloadahsaequouzet.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:
Installer

Version:
3.1.10.8

MD5:
a0ab69cd20772aebd433b9fbf0756104

SHA-1:
dd6134c08ca8395282915d12cb15f2997f24b5b0

SHA-256:
b2f1877da20e9c1e69eadc5716e70ba055bd0193b78bf530f76128c69596b374

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:58:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
809

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.14
7.11.186.196

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.BP
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
1.0.20.1605

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRB
20114

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2704
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1485241
11/17/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
11.2014-17-11_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14042

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.11.17.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
15.0.0.963

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.czlnlu
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.17.02

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Solimba.Installer.Q
14.11.17.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.141115

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.138
2.0.0.1984

File size:
514.9 KB (527,248 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
r2installer.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 2:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 2:38:03 PM

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:
4/4/2014 4:01:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ns/dTvHDz+Yk8q0JZR026tlNkLtm3yL5uoBJWJ3:Ns/dTvHDzkKvN4lqpwyL5VJS3

Entry address:
0xE99A

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:
7.6729

Code size:
116 KB (118,784 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/41118180/launch

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