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microsoft security essentials.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 microsoft security essentials.exe, “aplication installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 7 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.

File name:

Publisher:

appinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

aplication installer

Version:

3.1.10.27

MD5:

e2e5a1ea198d3785949692c586c80c1b

SHA-1:

74aeceb2acdd9758488ca2f82034329a100b7333

SHA-256:

7beb7291d6e36c1b1411d6ab7048ac8499bea283b23be43cf77cdd471c9a1de3

Scanner detections:

7 / 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:

4/18/2024 5:48:18 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9709

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.176.11847

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.DD

14.8.1.0

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

28526

File size:

501.4 KB (513,424 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.9

Original file name:

appinstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\microsoft security essentials.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 2:38:03 PM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 2:38:03 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 3:10:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:3KS/4tVzUr+ImVVz8p80zmltDHMctOq9PoFjdz5FkH7n3jvA20mf/aQ0NuR7CQwH:3Koy9e+jVVzsjOPzzDJa1NuJCQfiL

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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Entropy:

7.6440

Code size:

117 KB (119,808 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/12747708/launch

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