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msn messenger.exe

installation process

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application msn messenger.exe, “Installer Manager” by SETUPPROCESS 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:
Setup Process (r)  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Product:
installation process

Description:
Installer Manager

Version:
1.0.1.37

MD5:
2d0f2aa86f711823cd475cb11554cf6e

SHA-1:
82523e739a1a56b979b209fe346a485767472fa9

SHA-256:
7c00c013f6fd429a5923bad4361bf44d8cc28ae6cf97181f4382f97dc890e733

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:
5/7/2024 12:31:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SETUPPRO.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.0

File size:
200.4 KB (205,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.27

Copyright:
copyright © 2013

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUPPROCESS

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2014 3:40:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:hsBHN/vimy20jbxVDSYGWgAZxuDIn6kCr0w2je/KsFapo8DW3tUIxMHOO:gH1IFJVJGWjZgDIn6kCr0HpsFOoPjO

Entry address:
0x67117

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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

http://it.download366.info/msn-messenger/download/.../13

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/768208443/launch

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