skype.exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application skype.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 21 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadaixeechahgho.com.
Publisher:
r-installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
app download

Version:
3.1.11.2

MD5:
ca744797915cb8c4f4aaf8ea289bd24e

SHA-1:
550d5f9ac230f44c82c592a6281e2965e2c82a3a

SHA-256:
c500a6da7688c6dc6ddb21fe6f33cb7ebb2c8bdb7ea2d08fa3487d0d5c17aff1

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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 6:36:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3263

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRA
18286

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9818

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.12109

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.12.11.10

McAfee
Artemis!CA744797915C
5600.6919

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.12.11.22

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0518
7.2.345

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
29372

File size:
495.8 KB (507,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.13

Copyright:
copyright © MMXIV

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 6:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 6:38:03 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121CBDE0E20D87673EA3438EEEB8A63BE19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2014 2:59:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:P2xvIowx9CSZi+vdXhcVhkdtW0zmIMf5h2gPoFjdz52Wb3/mh7Q/u1PE0e/qHPB3:P2hHYEqrvdKX+q5IVL0G2uJCtJ5

Entry address:
0xEA0A

Entry point:
E8, BC, 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, 80, 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, 2C, E1, 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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Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

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