setup.exe

Chrome

Bechiro 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 Bechiro 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:
Bechiro S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome

Description:
Chrome AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.6

MD5:
34b2c5a209138b0afd0f84105ae88cb7

SHA-1:
e4e7f699e8c9672d6ca900792fd5251f87c07a21

SHA-256:
481ff7e34c4583a04aefd6bb4778ff31929811a9577303c0ed023a9ebd09d774

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:54:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.160.234

avast!
Morstar-U [PUP]
2014.9-150715

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3048

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Solimba-30
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.L
18864

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1302
9.0.1.0196

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
7/15/2015

G Data
MSIL.Application.Solimba
15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bechiro
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Solimba
14.0.0.1734

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.07.15.04

McAfee
Artemis!7CF3BCE5ECF2
5600.6704

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.daevxj
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
15.07.15.04

Quick Heal
PUA.Bechirosl.Gen
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bechiro.Bundler (M)
15.7.15.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.15713

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.BechiroSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
31208

File size:
281.9 KB (288,704 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132210558)

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:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., OU=Devel, O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
738DCAC697C06E1B89D106073773010D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2012 10:21:23 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rsaocyLCWV/IXgqG4TNbWwk87wHkESbd0yhrVupN:rtobhVhqbFWcmSBOj

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:
7.7666  (probably packed)

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/73766313/launch

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