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setup.exe

Flash Player

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, “Flash Player 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:
Flash Player

Description:
Flash Player AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.9.1

MD5:
06a8f7126bf161436bb34e2cccc2453f

SHA-1:
f30e8f0cede3949ee2f8c095c192ef739e86f3c3

SHA-256:
8c2b75b0bdc0de8070edb8aa2ecab703596b4de4cfcd0636371e909b27bd2f3e

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:
4/25/2024 4:22:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.173.226

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-151107

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
19589

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0311

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
11/7/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.1158

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.11.07.08

McAfee
PUP-FCC
5600.6589

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Solimba.dbvttu
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.190032
14.12.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.11.07.08

Quick Heal
Downloader.Solimba.r3 (Not a Virus)
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
15.11.7.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.151105

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Artemis
9522

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_SOLIMBA
7.2.311

Trend Micro
ADW_SOLIMBA
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
33120

File size:
185.6 KB (190,072 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (519ccf03-7d58-4734-a488-45e35bc06f2f)

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 6:59:59 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 10:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8X7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJMrCdRYpxGDDLuoKszBi5Vwa+gY13wBROYx+OPy:8saocyLCVdRMAf6hszB1a+gu0jy

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:
7.5577

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

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

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/100203942/launch

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