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setup.exe

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 by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Appinstallr  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setup mnger

Version:
3.1.12.8

MD5:
bd3ddec699292d3a6a115122388cca3d

SHA-1:
b224d122a584ca664d17f7ca0fbfc2d3bf3abfd3

SHA-256:
b87415c19279aeef7742a267abbb14f3af165ed454129ee444db8cac691c328a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/27/2024 1:01:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.14.23

File size:
494.3 KB (506,136 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.14

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 S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 5:29:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0F51D368012CA12391845223E21F245A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/5/2014 6:29:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WnKfyxV2ImdvPGBFfi8WuJ6+1x0KCYT88VtX0Q:GKfwV2HtPgFfN9/pD/

Entry address:
0xE51A

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, 30, 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, E4, E0, 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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Entropy:
7.6620

Code size:
114.5 KB (117,248 bytes)

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

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../iWhvm2acqZWLaW-bX8p6w4iQa5heoXqXiWKYmmCkgpSJkGqXYZ57lbdqbp5joXs?dp=Z1HbBtuaR62kLnDGO7ikXDvBEG_Cb1Sjwg08T74fZyZzgenqwDq2SLOux-S-79efsR3Iaz_YIwqd33622na8NNTRjbI2U-yR1A4hMnPxlwq5cQtXKb1oyhmHw6pb5iyvRJOE2JK14l-ObOXIJgM3fCqzS1B8eLJFb4cCX7U7KlxcZKVeTxZDv-a6dOVSnVlf5vLT0l1YaYkm9lZ6TxM0PXhdReo0sYm2Kuo0lVB0s4lT7h2pDPtuxiXDomt42L4pdE6gKL1xfrz-MhfnR8JMPmYxSwKnbav-x6uNlPnlCqGpsXIEZIZgErX3-MOBh3l_aOgSQMsPgsPVdybjvn8zIixg0W5D58QHyQQzJZRkM_QA_BobcZ2me2JDPkwJERpG1K7DIA

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/207579894/launch

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