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fraps.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 fraps.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from de.win-install.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:
setup manager

Version:
3.1.12

MD5:
06b3401bb838e91781a13aff12f09e63

SHA-1:
86392d3381e0a4c646d93d7759e72be9bde91945

SHA-256:
94a7418ac0398bb9a85cf02780a5ab4f8e84569940aa6b7355d127e3b79d4619

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:01:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
140529-0

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3458

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.5.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.05.30.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.8.7.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29732

File size:
494.8 KB (506,672 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\fraps.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:
5/29/2014 5:26:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b3ma4bE/SPQHqkdTvL7Ff456p9HKuJC7Y:b3b4bEiFCVMaX4Y

Entry address:
0xE8DA

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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Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 bytes)

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

http://de.win-install.net/fraps/download/.../514

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/17926626/launch

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