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, “aplication installer” by Apps Installer SL 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 Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
appinstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
aplication installer

Version:
3.1.10.27

MD5:
735f60ce5c92fb0880a60aee5fdd8b35

SHA-1:
65a82285b8eff1ce699ea555a0f66a849065721b

SHA-256:
aece545c33523b7c83bbb67b24944c07060d0344c02b008c644d9c80e61658f7

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:
4/24/2024 1:21:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)
16.4.8.13

File size:
501.4 KB (513,424 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.9

Copyright:
Copyright© 2014

Original file name:
appinstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 3:38:03 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:
4/22/2014 4:10:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/KS/4tVzUr+ImVVz8p80zmltDHMctOq9PoFjdz5FkH7n3jvA20mf/aQ0NuR7CQwG:/Koy9e+jVVzsjOPzzDJa1NuJCQfiC

Entry address:
0xEF74

Entry point:
E8, B2, 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, 90, 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, 38, 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:
117 KB (119,808 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/368410968/launch

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