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plants vs zombies.exe

installation manager

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application plants vs zombies.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L 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. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

firseria, sl (signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.)

Product:

installation manager

Description:

installer_setup

Version:

3.1.14.1

MD5:

ca68f10782630e7edf2c1b15ac2ea0f3

SHA-1:

c3fbe3bce34bb6051f77b6ab0be510a24913f028

SHA-256:

288733048c5a1ae8e9d74c7a49e23c2ede820e6e5b4aa0eff61756ab37811337

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:

4/19/2024 10:53:44 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.POPELERSYSTEM.Installer (M)

16.1.12.6

File size:

499 KB (510,968 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.18

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\plants vs zombies.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

8/28/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/29/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

58806C1A153885D4BFE2E3370340491F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/25/2014 10:37:24 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:vxgtvLpCkaEDXLpXRScBFP9/fnGSdz5C7PoFRq+MMcjoIDIuR7yY6KnzmPY0AO2u:vxAs5gbphS4p/CvsIDIuJFKyDyB

Entry address:

0xF54D

Entry point:

E8, 99, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, E0, F3, 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, 80, F0, 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:

118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

The file plants vs zombies.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://pt.win-install.info/plants-vs-zombies/download/.../13102

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