windows-7-plus.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 windows-7-plus.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 30 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
App.install  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setup.manager

Version:
3.1.12.5

MD5:
a76c007c4115ecb7754d7744f2abd98c

SHA-1:
db6709e66e3449ccac3d67aee172fa0beceb1567

SHA-256:
1e90d4220e31170e837b52b418e5fd3fa3c3737d0c2d1d3b57ea869ab17d8525

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:30:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
6380166

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.MulDrop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2015.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaI.A
7.11.203.138

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.EA
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.15120

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
1.0.20.100

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-478
0.98/19951

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.K
20779

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

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
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14694

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2015.01.20.08

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Firseria.D
16.0.0.60

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dakwhg
0.30.0.64812

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.509232
15.01.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.01.20.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.1.20.8

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.1
2.0.0.2041

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\windows-7-plus.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/19/2015 8:59:59 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:YYYZr6ypt7xGspjYu+Uhx63UXBQddduJDOxeG:YYcr6y/xxsg9BND0eG

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 windows-7-plus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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/49571253/launch

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