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microsoft word.exe

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 microsoft word.exe by Apps Installer S.L 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.win-install.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

microsoft word.exe

Publisher:

Appsinstall (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:

setup manager

Version:

3.1.12

MD5:

33e4cbb81b932dc7c712d9efa8cca68c

SHA-1:

5d431c07f7095f2aa51da769dae829d0caf50640

SHA-256:

7f639f81c7d8f5cddb76cdd281a23192b372b53e16cd4203c0c255bb217a4d19

Scanner detections:

7 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 6:39:29 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]

2014.9-151022

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.H potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

15.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of 7-zip.exe (Adware)

2015.10.22.22

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)

15.8.26.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

29732

File size:

494.8 KB (506,672 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.15

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft word.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/19/2015 7:59:59 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:

5/29/2014 12:26:10 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:N3ma4bE/SPQHqkdTvL7Ff456p9HKuJC7G:N3b4bEiFCVMaX4G

Entry address:

0xE8DA

Entry point:

E8, 7C, 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, 60, 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, 10, 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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Entropy:

7.6497

Code size:

115.5 KB (118,272 bytes)

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

http://www.win-install.com/microsoft-word/download/.../6086

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/82868823/launch

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