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Bechiro S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application google chrome.exe, “Google Chrome AppInstaller” by Bechiro S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Bechiro S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.15.2

MD5:
da6c30e60cdc5c344f4f19f7d6b71622

SHA-1:
0fe5f9aa1a79fb9b42aabf4c3c1df98b305b785f

SHA-256:
1cff58638ca9540bce2b3ceab98f4f9846912256acb5cfbde3241eb6d89fec24

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/16/2024 11:24:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bechiro.Bundler (M)
16.5.2.0

File size:
276.5 KB (283,136 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131951634)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bechiro S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., OU=Devel, O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
738DCAC697C06E1B89D106073773010D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fsaocyLCPqpAooMI0MNJ+u28leuIa5Z3mSQFHq8HpH:ftobuqfob0M3vl9937QF5

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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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl.wasdmr.com/n/3.0.15.2/.../Google Chrome.exe

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/443388846/launch

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