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 27 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.downloadaixeechahgho.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
applications install  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
install.exe

Version:
3.1.10.42

MD5:
ed0b087e605e28be2823a2bd525a0eed

SHA-1:
eb31a25cc1e682a6f5dfd64435947468fcb91169

SHA-256:
5db8e4c5164ffdb7cb25ba89b9f94cf5b239acf0b081081df8fdd87c21a4e789

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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 11:13:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044
849

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller
2014.10.09

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.28
7.11.177.98

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
141003-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DF
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044
1.0.20.1405

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-485
0.98/19490

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
19742

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.12537
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2014-08-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.FirseriaInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13619

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.10.08.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.57044
15.0.0.843

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.czuify
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.510168
14.10.08.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.08.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AppsInstallerSL.Q
14.10.8.21

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.1
2.0.0.1947

File size:
498.2 KB (510,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.10

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:
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:
5/4/2014 2:19:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hTFERriEKHWHqlha0vW2cSaFOG7WHuJCXF:hToiEKHWHUaocSaVrkF

Entry address:
0xE9EA

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, 78, 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, 2C, 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:
7.6512

Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

The file flv_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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/34925913/launch

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