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Apps Installer SL

This download manager from Solimba is a 3rd-party setup and install program that bundles a number of adware programs in the installer. The application setup.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpcloudsvr408.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
A-installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
download mgr

Version:
3.1.11.1

MD5:
9c74809990555590f5fe8300112ab50b

SHA-1:
3691d08cd4bc573ee654767e0002de8372bf0efc

SHA-256:
8ffd334be394d3c966317a33feabbbb5b59fdbca183b3237384d507b9145ef67

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:54:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.32
7.11.149.156

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.KFA
18272

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.12067

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.05.14.07

McAfee
Artemis!9C7480999055
5600.7130

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.14.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.8.1.0

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
29202

File size:
497.4 KB (509,328 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.13

Copyright:
copyright© 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 3:38:03 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:
5/8/2014 10:51:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KRZpRL7XsjcakSO2w1FiiVs0zmjkdtA5DMcCBPoFKWAdz5C93/msQlu1n0eQQUxi:KRvRLzGjzHw1jRET5zL3ZqxWJC/jQ

Entry address:
0xE9EA

Entry point:
E8, BC, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 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, 20, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudsvr408.com/.../Setup.exe

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/15346629/launch

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