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plugininstall.exe

VisualBee

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application plugininstall.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from s.m2pub.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Software Systems LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
VisualBee

Version:
V22.9.1

MD5:
99be4e7f89a716740a45d30b00cc93c8

SHA-1:
1c58f146c05ab226351b8572e2ba314202b6629a

SHA-256:
dcd734557379853a4523bb4915c63433061ced3b697b2a4004c5cebf639c7cd7

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:21:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Dropper.H
930

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.153.246

Bitdefender
Adware.Dropper.H
1.0.20.1000

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1326
9.0.1.0200

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Dropper
8.14.07.19.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare
8.9085

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DownWare.I
7/19/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Dropper.H
11.2014-19-07_7

G Data
Adware.Dropper
14.7.24

Malwarebytes
MSIL.Solimba
v2014.07.19.07

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Dropper.H
15.0.0.600

nProtect
Adware.Dropper.H
14.06.09.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.VisualSoftwareSystems.N
14.7.19.19

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14717

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0925
7.2.200

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.StartPage
3.12.24.3

File size:
323.9 KB (331,648 bytes)

Product version:
V22.9.1

Copyright:
VisualBee.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plugininstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Software Systems LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Software Systems LTD, O=Visual Software Systems LTD, L=Tel Aviv - Yafo, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
02F58F3809AB50D82BED45D3CEAC82AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8smbprxkC3+Uk18uYJenjH3mUlB7lt3lFEp5OjdX9YIdZKujhVVh:ybk/Z18GLmgtVFoOjdX9YIdQuH

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8872

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file plugininstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/CiQwMmY3MmQyNS1kMjRmLTRkYTItOWRjNC04ZjFhYjE4ZmZjOWUiCDExODg5MDY2KggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4ODUxMDQ6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCSU5iCDExOTg1MDk4agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDWFkLnZ1aWFkcy5vcmfIAQTQAQTdAQAAAADlAdqHWj.tASc7KD.wAQH4AQGCAgljMTE4NzkxMDmIAgCQAgCYAgCgAgSqAgA=/.../

http://www.visualbe.com/dirdownload.php?trackid=matomydd&refid=20oSK15jejHVK5.a0rhHyq1uUvLe000.&ce_cid=20oSK15jejHVK5.a0rhHyq1uUvLe000.

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../iWhvm2acqZWLaW-bX8p6w4iQappenICVimKYmGKjfZmJkHGYZaR7w45ibJZinA?dp=CiQ2NTM3OTY3Ny0wZTdiLTRhZTctYmZjZS1jZDBiMDc0ZjBmOWUiCDExODMxMDQ4KggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4NTAxMjg6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCQ09iCDExOTUxMDUwagZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDG1hc3RlZXR2LmNvbcgBAtABAt0BBRyMP-UBzlcxP-0Bh.UrP.ABAfgBAYICCWMxMTg4NDExM4gCAJACAJgCAKACA6oCAA==

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/CiQ2NTM3OTY3Ny0wZTdiLTRhZTctYmZjZS1jZDBiMDc0ZjBmOWUiCDExODMxMDQ4KggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4NTAxMjg6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCQ09iCDExOTUxMDUwagZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDG1hc3RlZXR2LmNvbcgBAtABAt0BBRyMP-UBzlcxP-0Bh.UrP.ABAfgBAYICCWMxMTg4NDExM4gCAJACAJgCAKACA6oCAA==/.../

http://www.visualbe.com/dirdownload.php?trackid=matomydd&refid=20oSK13g1oEgaGZl0rhHyq1uUuOl000.&ce_cid=20oSK13g1oEgaGZl0rhHyq1uUuOl000.

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../iWhvm2acqZWLaW-bX8p6w4iQappenICVimKYmGKjfZmJkHGYZaR7w45ibJZinA?dp=CiQ4ZTEyNjgxOC1hZmI2LTQ0N2YtYWJmNy05NWVlYWZmNjU1YTkiCDExOTQxMDMzKggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4NTAxMjg6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCQ09iCDExOTU1MDM2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDG1hc3RlZXR2LmNvbcgBA9ABA90BAAAAAOUBr.luP-0BAAAAAPABAfgBAYICCWMxMTg4NDExM4gCAJACAJgCAKACA6oCAA==

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/CiQ4ZTEyNjgxOC1hZmI2LTQ0N2YtYWJmNy05NWVlYWZmNjU1YTkiCDExOTQxMDMzKggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4NTAxMjg6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCQ09iCDExOTU1MDM2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDG1hc3RlZXR2LmNvbcgBA9ABA90BAAAAAOUBr.luP-0BAAAAAPABAfgBAYICCWMxMTg4NDExM4gCAJACAJgCAKACA6oCAA==/.../

http://www.visualbe.com/dirdownload.php?trackid=matomypd&refid=20meCd52pPPvykq40rhHyq1utma2000.&ce_cid=20meCd52pPPvykq40rhHyq1utma2000.

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../imNwlo2ff5S3YZiVjZx_lIlnapdfyn2YkGRulo2jfZuRYpibX557mIk?dp=RMX_A6299012_P3437741_V161810259_RAurora_S3649216_C19829197_B499800&dp2=UwelCcCuNwDNkS4BAAAAAPrzSQAAAAAAAgAIAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAGFK10NAAAAAAAhB1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL1RIAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AJqr0JD4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwz8iz1KXMsz8pzz0nTy8grccsMi4zyzolKdjTJ8ooq1wUAuuALJw==&dp3=Usource_url_hidden

http://ad.yieldmanager.com/clk?3,eJytkN1ugkAQhZ-GO2L2D6UhvVhFWi3QHzGm3piVnepGEIJbBZ--u5SkL9CTyU7mO8mcyWIaYA95aL8XjEk0kSACTIGwL-azCXJREAQEE-qP8YOH3fUNilk--05vYXpasSm3emvuq3f-qwNfcFs99-37FL1glA72cYoP.H8U448hx-aZrYfQ58-LGC3D4a4-fd69bpantJyzeDP30mytkywqEoXVNktwnOVsm8lTkn22yd30v-seXfeode1Q7pDIVN6A0OoKo1bDWZYglRjlVWmcuqnazvRS6KrseqdHo6MuC4dGQu50V4NDQyEdMjbjRd3tSBFqiYcMuyhtgflohv2JBZBrVZ13eSWtcVUSqhuAJITs6kJ00DjEI2jY8ANsJYXt,

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytkN1ugkAQhZ-GO2L2D6UhvVhFWi3QHzGm3piVnepGEIJbBZ--u5SkL9CTyU7mO8mcyWIaYA95aL8XjEk0kSACTIGwL-azCXJREAQEE-qP8YOH3fUNilk--05vYXpasSm3emvuq3f-qwNfcFs99-37FL1glA72cYoP.H8U448hx-aZrYfQ58-LGC3D4a4-fd69bpantJyzeDP30mytkywqEoXVNktwnOVsm8lTkn22yd30v-seXfeode1Q7pDIVN6A0OoKo1bDWZYglRjlVWmcuqnazvRS6KrseqdHo6MuC4dGQu50V4NDQyEdMjbjRd3tSBFqiYcMuyhtgflohv2JBZBrVZ13eSWtcVUSqhuAJITs6kJ00DjEI2jY8ANsJYXt,

http://www.visualbee.com/downloadnow.php?trackid=matomypd&refid=20meCd0EmpvQnOS40rhHyq1uiHlT000.&ce_cid=20meCd0EmpvQnOS40rhHyq1uiHlT000.

http://www.visualbee.com/downloadnow.php?trackid=matomypd&refid=20meCd2jDIk5tgna0rhHyq1uiHlQ000.&ce_cid=20meCd2jDIk5tgna0rhHyq1uiHlQ000.

http://www.visualbe.com/dirdownload.php?trackid=matomydd&refid=20oSK11yIxIXHk.u1kLG8j1uUB.r000.&ce_cid=20oSK11yIxIXHk.u1kLG8j1uUB.r000.

http://www.visualbe.com/dirdownload.php?trackid=matomydd&refid=20oSK11yIxIXHk.u1kLG8j1uUB.l000.&ce_cid=20oSK11yIxIXHk.u1kLG8j1uUB.l000.

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../iWhvm2acqZWLaW-bX8p6w4iQappenICVimKYmGKjfZmJkHGYZaR7w45ibJZinA?dp=CiQzZTgzMGFkZi02ZTRmLTQ3N2MtYWI4NS1lMmMxMGMwMmEzNmEiCDExOTQxMDMzKggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4ODUxMDQ6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCTlliCDExOTU1MDM2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDWFkLnZ1aWFkcy5vcmfIAQLQAQLdAQAAAADlAQltMT.tAQAAAADwAQH4AQGCAgljMTE4NzkxMDmIAgCQAgCYAgCgAgSqAgA=

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/CiQzZTgzMGFkZi02ZTRmLTQ3N2MtYWI4NS1lMmMxMGMwMmEzNmEiCDExOTQxMDMzKggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4ODUxMDQ6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCTlliCDExOTU1MDM2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDWFkLnZ1aWFkcy5vcmfIAQLQAQLdAQAAAADlAQltMT.tAQAAAADwAQH4AQGCAgljMTE4NzkxMDmIAgCQAgCYAgCgAgSqAgA=/.../

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