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skype.exe

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 skype.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 36 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.downloadiechahrixiew.com.
Publisher:
App.install  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setup.manager

Version:
3.1.12.5

MD5:
13fec5d561988d6ff1e9a56cba0b9f19

SHA-1:
f13b84faa75678534bd1a5117fa2ec57003d28b6

SHA-256:
bd69e7534d2cca61f6713fbcd143514df9385a8e4e56496e5c0824b00a39e1bc

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:29:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
6453006

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.MulDrop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2015.02.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaI.A
7.11.208.148

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
150203-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.EA
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-478
0.98/20041

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.K
20999

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.32888
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fiseria
2/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c99c506c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14895

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2015.02.07.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!13FEC5D56198
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
16.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dakwhg
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.509232
15.02.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.02.07.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.48e
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Fiseria.r5 (Not a Virus)
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.2.7.17

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A415
7.2.38

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A415
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.1
2.0.0.2056

File size:
497.3 KB (509,232 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.15

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

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:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 9:59:59 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:
6/3/2014 7:18:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BYYZr6ypt7xGspjYu+Uhx63UXBQddduJDOxeB:BYcr6y/xxsg9BND0eB

Entry address:
0xE05C

Entry point:
E8, 7A, 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, 38, 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, F8, E0, 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:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadiechahrixiew.com/n/3.1.12.5/.../skype.exe

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