showbox installer.exe

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application showbox installer.exe by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L has been detected as adware by 30 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:
POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8b4aefc04bf0328966b844e352fd057f

SHA-1:
78e87dcd5435b14b15c3dbb139ac207d1aa3d388

SHA-256:
8f18d62c648acc4608ec4245f38feb3e703940e6961d28bb3ce1b0e0131cd05a

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 2:03:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Morstar.J
6473648

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Solimba
2015.01.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.200.102

avast!
Win32:Solimba-S [PUP]
150126-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AJ
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.15128

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Morstar.J
1.0.20.140

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Morstar-41
0.98/19965

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.GH
20657

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.64099
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Morstar
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AK.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstars
1/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-d8e33fef
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Morstar
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.Morstar
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.190.14599

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Popeler
v2015.01.28.01

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Morstar.J
16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.djtcxn
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
15.01.28.01

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba
15.1.28.13

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
36512

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58481
2.0.0.2033

File size:
563.2 KB (576,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\showbox installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
7D4509F01375B349F2DE66BF15A48CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 3:52:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k7l9n6i9T4E/4EfZMeQVqho/XICUWeSuYy2shWSrXdBY1AeHiWW4dndSWx:k7l9z9TT/4EhMjVgKUeuYypd5M3dd9x

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
E8, AF, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, 5F, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 80, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 42, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0B, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7324  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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