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RAPIDDOWN

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application skype.exe by RAPIDDOWN has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. It 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.softohqimjjedf0jq.net.
Publisher:
Frser¡a s·l·  (signed by RAPIDDOWN)

Description:
DownloaddMger

Version:
1.0.0.26

MD5:
cd70bd4f539470a46a433c3fcedb226b

SHA-1:
61df664833946b3b8da85a7fb33bc76394cb9a0c

SHA-256:
dbef60f0487c04d7ad00cbdb1a7de5d202bb8159a9a6d42ac4242865a975f5ed

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This will bundle various adware such as the Whitesmoke Toolbar and Iminent Toolbar. "These offers will be displayed depending on the user's location as well as the configuration of his/her PC, considered normal to display 2-3 offers. Additionally, the download manager offers the optional installation of a toolbar."

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 11:01:06 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2013.12.23

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.121.86

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2014.0.3614

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.3085
9.0.1.0359

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
7.9190

G Data
Win32.Application.FirseriaInstaller
13.12.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of iobit uninstaller.exe (Adware)
2013.12.26.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.4565

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2013.12.25.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.creklv
0.28.0.57029

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
13.12.25.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RAPIDDOWN.F
14.8.15.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.131223

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
24644

File size:
190.4 KB (194,920 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.26

Copyright:
copyright·©·2013

Original file name:
¡nstal·exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RAPIDDOWN

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/26/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 10:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=RAPIDDOWN, O=RAPIDDOWN, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E94F6B0DC7BF53B8B6341C02DE4104

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2013 2:58:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:DmproPrY4DivfRsG25ArTL7shLWZtezEh6LtxcPykJ1H8m5Lqa1RSqTnayOPaTi3:DmpWY42X85A0hL4tezlLXcqIcKLrRSqi

Entry address:
0x62A40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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

http://dl.softohqimjjedf0jq.net/n/.../Skype.exe

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