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Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application steam.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 17 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 de.pc-file.net.
Publisher:
installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
installer

Version:
3.1.10.34

MD5:
aabd196052d957abe3cb7918bca91ef6

SHA-1:
3da7c8659a77d338867e5b72331dec0e529a4175

SHA-256:
d3514caa536f2de5e8f0ed8318bddadce5ecd3eb1a232f90d19a28589f4557b0

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 7:55:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
1006

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3484

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
1.0.20.620

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4340
9.0.1.0124

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
8.14.05.04.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9756

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
11.2014-04-05_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.11965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.05.04.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.55786
15.0.0.372

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.04.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.5.4.14

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28862

File size:
501.2 KB (513,240 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.10

Copyright:
Copyright ©2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 3:38:03 PM

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:
4/26/2014 9:56:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:CmPGPAfua3FHqE8IwXZ10zOvfIM5mlgPM/pFjdz5vUe3eQ60evOfgZuR7bPS3ypq:Cm2un3FHqRIySqvFc9IeaOfauJz/XiR1

Entry address:
0xEDEA

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, 80, 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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Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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

http://de.pc-file.net/steam/download/.../182

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