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irfanview.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 irfanview.exe, “Apps Installer II” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 29 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   (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
Apps Installer II

Version:
3.1.9.1

MD5:
ee2cd16b0aabbd03f13ceff0fe4c204d

SHA-1:
524910ca3947912f20a72ff348d857cdd2855d1e

SHA-256:
a27cbc07eda84996c69a46d6963e6dae6e922c23c6cb03c2c49466f01f49bbf2

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
6/5/2025 6:43:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
812

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2014.11.16

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.9
7.11.186.62

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.AL
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
1.0.20.1595

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Firseriainstaller-1
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.N
20090

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2470
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1485241
11/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
11.2014-15-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstall
v2014.11.15.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
15.0.0.957

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwxzru
0.28.6.63362

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.506072
14.11.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.15.11

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Solimba.Installer.J
14.11.15.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.141113

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.107
2.0.0.1983

File size:
494.2 KB (506,072 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
install2x.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\irfanview.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:
3/25/2014 4:31:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XB+RDcOLH4fpWXNVLtUboZ2vk0u0V532JhU1wr4BjWmDs:XBQcOLH4fwecj42JhfWj5I

Entry address:
0xE90A

Entry point:
E8, CC, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 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, 24, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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 KB (118,784 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/40832304/launch

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