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Free Studio

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 free studio.exe, “Free Studio AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 14 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Free Studio

Description:
Free Studio AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.10.1

MD5:
19a5bfd53114d99c80a77eef2034eab3

SHA-1:
445a6107d1c99388b60df91f7e65b80ecca70593

SHA-256:
615d267cfecdbf0ede12c4fce53fd4cf058d0563a0e561b6dbb956bc4d7df0ac

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:04:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.144.234

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140423

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
18153

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.9711

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
4/23/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.04.23.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.L
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSIL
10648

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28530

File size:
206.6 KB (211,584 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131702240)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free studio.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 2:59:59 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 6:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nsaocyLCM6bcQDo6SBZDN3wE7YlCc+57/zDeF5:ntobOcQNkZDN3NK3+K

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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Entropy:
7.6218

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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/12769188/launch

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