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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 25 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 it.safe-setup.info. 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:
9871984ef2491e2f952b3940d3c1ba7b

SHA-1:
798fc9716c9c89e84b89b3f0cb0b7570b4f38dc6

SHA-256:
335e02eba1f0e7a50720e0abf8cc7c065b255e9ce1559651e781da41ae1d32d4

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/30/2024 2:18:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.3
932

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AppsInstaller
2014.07.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.32
7.11.162.94

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
140617-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DI
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.3
1.0.20.990

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-489
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
18880

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4341
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1f9b2f83
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-17-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Morstar
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12763

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.07.17.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.3
15.0.0.594

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.czhrsg
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.17.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.8.1.0

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.31
2.0.0.1860

File size:
496.3 KB (508,176 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 4:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 4:38:03 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 11:51:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vRZpRL7XsjcakSO2w1FiiVs0zmjkdtA5DMcCBPoFKWAdz5C93/msQlu1n0eQQUxR:vRvRLzGjzHw1jRET5zL3ZqxWJC/jlF

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://it.safe-setup.info/windows-live-movie-maker/download/.../17

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/23631669/launch

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