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photoscape.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 photoscape.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 25 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

photoscape.exe

Publisher:

Apps Installer (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

install

Version:

3.1.10.22

MD5:

cc40e50642d949e941df198416e71c7b

SHA-1:

70ae4f9e77c5e1bd5999b8213eb399ad1ca5684c

SHA-256:

3663a5d78052efdd761eee7c774c90b96ccd803a20501de60d75245889a3f5bc

Scanner detections:

25 / 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:

4/24/2024 4:42:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

1022

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller

2014.06.25

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.45

7.11.156.180

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

2014.9-140419

AVG

Trojan horse Dropper.Generic9

2015.0.3500

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

1.0.20.545

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.IFA

18660

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.12564

9.0.1.0188

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Jaik.1395

8.14.04.20.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.G potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/Morstar.B.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-19-04_7

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of microsoft%20visual%20studio.exe (Adware)

2014.7.7.9

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Morstar

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.180.12512

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2014.07.07.09

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.1

15.0.0.327

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.07.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.AppsInstallerSL.K

14.8.1.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF

23.00.65.14417

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

29708

File size:

498.7 KB (510,680 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.6

Original file name:

install.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 11:38:03 AM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 11:38:03 AM

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:

4/16/2014 7:41:44 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:5Ihq5mJ4GlJxyX2xtlIk531uV4HAoBjWAxTJ:5Ihq5m/bEmXlZh8V4HTjlNJ

Entry address:

0xEEE4

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, 88, 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, 34, 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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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/12289626/launch

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