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 23 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 shineads.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
AppsInstall  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setupmanager

Version:
3.1.11.18

MD5:
24c0b9815868425b2dc619f8caac4c80

SHA-1:
df85dd756b65f95b620c5e75969b807bdc564cba

SHA-256:
aaed1f86f05db9596fe9bf6e192ae55eebf084fd7fc257a10f4471c7d91992f5

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 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 2:16:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2014.12.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaH.A
7.11.194.188

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DV
2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Fiseria
0.98/19765

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
20338

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4341
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1794300
12/11/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14309

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.12.11.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.czvwwp
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.502064
14.12.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
14.12.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.Q
14.12.11.20

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.9
2.0.0.2003

File size:
490.3 KB (502,064 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.15

Copyright:
copyright·©·2014

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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 3:59:59 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:
5/28/2014 3:19:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wHJj3R/vGJl1xLdNb9l+FfeHO9HfxuvCM+:wHx3R/voDpQCc2Z+

Entry address:
0xE7EA

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, 60, 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, 10, 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:
7.6484

Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 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/44578206/launch

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