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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 22 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:
ab121dcf532335c4e207802173a3af3e

SHA-1:
79c92088b7b39553d20e6ae040e7ddd741d30190

SHA-256:
44be6d67da53486f52358791b2899f259c2127e686d90107577d7c6404a4a02e

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:57:52 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

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]
150102-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.ALF
2014.0.4253

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
20093

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
1/19/2015

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
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.01.19.08

McAfee
Program.Artemis!184A43E8F2EA
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Solimba.daewcj
0.28.6.63362

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.243776
14.11.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.01.19.08

Quick Heal
Downloader.Solimba.r3 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.1.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.15117

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
34232

File size:
238.1 KB (243,776 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131792230)

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 S.L.

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:DsaocyLCFbBZlt9XX77+dwaWQu6utxMXOIcf:DtobgbBZljHGTW/Icf

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:
7.6641

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dl01.faddmr.com/n/3.0.13/.../Setup.exe

http://dl01.faddmr.com/n/.../Setup.exe

http://flv.hs1dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=68&aff_sub=1621519396

http://flv.hs3dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=68&aff_sub=1621519396

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/49508817/launch

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