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vobsub.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 vobsub.exe, “aplications installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 18 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.
Publisher:
apsinstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
aplications installer

Version:
3.1.10.26

MD5:
940dff81a18e0ee4bd272a7fc4fc0f48

SHA-1:
96c94f9395d66e297592f26c19be4e2f6433b8a1

SHA-256:
f3c2b0461724f10ddaea0fca690f0155b3012a771138d925b4a63f69c5ceadd7

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:50:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.21
7.11.188.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
141119-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.CD
2014.0.4189

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.IFA
20174

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.11.23.03

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.511760.B
14.11.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.G
14.11.23.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.141121

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.167
2.0.0.1991

File size:
499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.9

Copyright:
Copyright© 2014

Original file name:
apsinstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 12:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 12:38:03 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:
4/20/2014 4:01:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xHgG1q+g6a5U9TFUvk4UDC1mVV1cloBjWeZK:xHgG1q+C5Ugc/GAVzcQjxk

Entry address:
0xEF84

Entry point:
E8, B2, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 90, 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, 3C, 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 vobsub.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downloadeigiesoquahv.com/n/3.1.10.26/.../VobSub.exe

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/42111786/launch

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