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spybot search & destroy.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 spybot search & destroy.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

ezinstall manager (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

ezsetup.exe

Version:

3.1.10.41

MD5:

ea9227f74f3fd17c433ec11eea7fe275

SHA-1:

8f102a654d3c3bbd20414688b02ebda882b4ac2b

SHA-256:

49613821d7cf8dcf1889d340da3ff1173d3a3672f225d959f38b9fcdf873d4d5

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:

4/26/2024 11:12:56 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.26

7.11.190.0

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

141130-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.DE

2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Fiseria-7

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Firseria.K

20268

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.3722

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-2991a3af

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.FirseriaInstaller

t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.186.14210

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2014.12.02.09

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cytedc

0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.02.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.X

14.12.2.21

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

35224

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Solimba.Win32.309

2.0.0.1997

File size:

498.9 KB (510,864 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.10

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot search & destroy.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 8:38:03 AM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 8:38:03 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:

5/2/2014 7:28:36 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:jn4bly8sbRD3AHcRkpOrA0vWmJ/N0zmIMc+UftOyPoFjdz5C49PS3DRXQ20efxub:jnYgBND3AHc2pn0vW46jBFOujjxuJCmd

Entry address:

0xEB2A

Entry point:

E8, CC, 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, 78, F4, 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, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 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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Entropy:

7.6504

Code size:

116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

The file spybot search & destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.com/spybot-search--destroy/download/.../821

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/43416930/launch

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