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joytokey.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 joytokey.exe 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.
Publisher:
AppsInstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
XIX installer

Version:
3.1.10.19

MD5:
ee1261ec5c9231a50fa609ddaf69f32c

SHA-1:
d8479abff3c175dda96e61dca2f724491a4fea37

SHA-256:
8eda26634c0c2dd770ab2fb889b5d8c401f4ebe0e40d0f5969e3d1a57213dd3f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:13:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)
16.7.10.7

File size:
491.7 KB (503,512 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright ©2014

Original file name:
setupXIX.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\joytokey.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 11:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 11:38:03 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:
4/14/2014 6:55:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LJW3oa+kXJQWJ0d4tlMgvkepHc1vVgoBjWwUR:LJW3oa+MVY+lFcYHcpVzj3G

Entry address:
0xEE44

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, 80, 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:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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

http://www.programas-gratis.net/.../joytokey

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/753815841/launch

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