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Mediaget

Apps Installer S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application mediaget.exe, “Mediaget AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 13 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 S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mediaget

Description:
Mediaget AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.15.3

MD5:
c0796a214cf5e6aa407af52e20f414a9

SHA-1:
aa99a4bd3e9be07a965bbf67dd232e8ee235651e

SHA-256:
5b8706878e96a4ef77ab572337af306cf88d4a154f8c90853f74d485f17a4d28

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a wrapped installation of legitimate software (without persmission of the developer) and bundles adware such as toolbars and extensions.

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 7:08:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.152.70

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
140531-1

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
18393

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
5/31/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.05.31.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cskuge
0.28.0.59921

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.I
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14529

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29800

File size:
270.9 KB (277,368 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132001157)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Apps Installer S.L., O=Apps Installer S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
323F44D66AEF890F43C32CFD743A4AD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 10:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qsaocyLC0AcIICPUNfQdCXB6Xq26zGUvHfeT4NHwbGYMzEeoe+4ujG:qtobfANDUvx6Xq2YoqQQzt/+4ujG

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl.hzdmr.com/n/3.0.15.3/.../Mediaget.exe

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