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internet explorer 8.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 8.exe, “applications installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 16 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Appsinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

applications installer

Version:

3.1.10.25

MD5:

7af25c154369bed649b22830691f77b9

SHA-1:

887e18884041a56a74918947772b8e68a1269737

Scanner detections:

16 / 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 10:18:59 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

1010

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

avast!

Win32:Installer-AR [PUP]

2014.9-140422

AVG

BundleApp

2015.0.3497

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

1.0.20.600

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9706

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-30-04_4

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11833

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2014.04.22.09

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

15.0.0.360

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.T

14.7.28.0

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

28488

File size:

499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.9

Original file name:

appsinstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:

C:\documents and settings\nabil.nabil-95a68caaa\documenti\downloads\internet explorer 8.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

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:

4/18/2014 11:56:11 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:RcOrI+/kyLV/t8a2Ok5pDZ1gVA1IuoBjWR0oW:RcOrI+9LV/QHfdWV0IVjMk

Entry address:

0xEF44

Entry point:

E8, C2, 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 8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://it.download366.info/internet-explorer-8/download/.../1040

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/12646422/launch

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