opera.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 opera.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:
d-install  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
d-download mngr

Version:
3.1.11.8

MD5:
1fdef708976faeff15ab9207ac76ffb4

SHA-1:
55a577f6caee4349ba0e95949447e5696dc7c5ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:04:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.8

File size:
495.8 KB (507,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.14

Copyright:
copyright ©2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\opera.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 6:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 6:38:03 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:
5/22/2014 6:37:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6imG3OIg8ROBq8XIYTxM0zmIMIBgPoFcYdz5CLrMWQ20exnBxuRkKCEX1o50sY9M:6iZe5IGJXIQZBALrvxuLCEX1PM

Entry address:
0xE9AA

Entry point:
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Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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