setup.exe

Chrome

Apps Installer S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application setup.exe, “Chrome AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 24 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome

Description:
Chrome AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.13.0

MD5:
8d9a5d24bfaf234b76b7d96c9538cda6

SHA-1:
68a89baa0bc00d8d943c574b2a2ce408332b3ff4

SHA-256:
decbd75e721d011e6789fd2cd886af4f5357bafc41b2d0674ae4d747a8f5940d

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a wrapped installation of legitimate software (without persmission of the developer) and bundles adware such as toolbars and extensions.

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 7:13:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.186.88

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-151226

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2883

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
20093

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0360

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
12/26/2015

G Data
MSIL.Application.Solimba
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.912

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.12.26.02

McAfee
Program.Artemis!184A43E8F2EA
5600.6539

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Solimba.daewcj
0.28.6.63362

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.243776
14.11.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.12.26.02

Quick Heal
Downloader.Solimba.r3 (Not a Virus)
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
15.12.26.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.151224

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
34232

File size:
238.1 KB (243,800 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131810814)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Apps Installer S.L., O=Apps Installer S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
323F44D66AEF890F43C32CFD743A4AD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 7:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gsaocyLCFq2AEUOadQwkDiLe4iSIwnd6I5CYGTEIaahila:gtobgq2AE4+iLe4govgpsza

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6644

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

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/121933518/launch

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