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pdf995.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 pdf995.exe, “Installer Manager” by SETUPPROCESS has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from it.download366.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SetupProcess SL  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Product:
installation process

Description:
Installer Manager

Version:
1.0.1.40

MD5:
f1492d721c22291185450d46209da9fe

SHA-1:
bfe8d6d28b3589549bc2423a9e9cb94ba2c127a0

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/26/2024 10:47:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150826

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.BCB
17778

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.3675
9.0.1.0238

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup_product_4830.exe (Adware)
2015.8.26.20

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.1521

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.08.26.08

McAfee
Artemis!80FF18707AF9
5600.6661

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cthxhs
0.28.0.57630

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SETUPPROCESS.Bundler (M)
15.7.25.7

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0209
7.2.238

File size:
248.9 KB (254,832 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.28

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

Original file name:
installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\u2\documenti\downloads\pdf995.exe

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:
1/27/2014 5:02:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fM+rYpivc/oKDnY+ySrs9obojzhom2f/1zNa+MrTklQcTy7pIIh:/rw8oNZyVhV2H1Za+6TkLTy7pIIh

Entry address:
0x6F3B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

The file pdf995.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://it.download366.info/pdf995/download/.../1286

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/75631776/launch

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