internet explorer 10.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 internet explorer 10.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 22 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Appsinstallr  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
install XIII

Version:
3.1.10.13

MD5:
a3349a3536855e1dd31348c8b0cd2fb6

SHA-1:
376c349236d24e8f31578833c9c8657b0c5e5a53

SHA-256:
90f3e0ee85160cd5bf907a73734e546e7b3544527e2b659ee6601bc3f044e4d8

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 3:43:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
1018

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller
14.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.15
7.11.144.190

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140422

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3496

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
1.0.20.560

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRB
18150

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4114
9.0.1.0112

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
8.14.04.22.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9708

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
11.2014-22-04_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11847

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.22.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55064
15.0.0.336

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.cwlzel
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.U
14.8.1.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.14420

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28506

File size:
499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
setupinstall13.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet explorer 10.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 9:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 9:38:03 AM

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:
4/11/2014 2:59:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+cuA7U+EljXJBh+tli2vklUHM13sfoBjW4C:+cuA7U+85BCl/cSHMlsujRC

Entry address:
0xED18

Entry point:
E8, BE, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 88, F4, 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, 28, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 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:
116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

The file internet explorer 10.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/12690630/launch

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