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windows live messenger.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 windows live messenger.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 www.download366.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

ezinstall manager (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

ezsetup.exe

Version:

3.1.10.41

MD5:

01f6d3bf998a5919c223eec9df9d10ad

SHA-1:

4d62b517e4f9964c4f5ed2b92594dbff6e292893

SHA-256:

e706f0ac399fd238fe489ac253907d1a28c9242c7c5780437a1733afabd48fd3

Scanner detections:

17 / 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 10:34:44 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.A.26

7.11.167.236

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]

140813-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.DE

2014.0.4007

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Firseria.K

19241

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.3722

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.J potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Morstar

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13086

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller

v2014.08.19.07

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cytedc

0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.19.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.W

14.8.19.6

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782980

32210

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\windows live messenger.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:

5/2/2014 2:28:36 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:7n4bly8sbRD3AHcRkpOrA0vWmJ/N0zmIMc+UftOyPoFjdz5C49PS3DRXQ20efxuc:7nYgBND3AHc2pn0vW46jBFOujjxuJCme

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:

7.6505

Code size:

116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

The file windows live messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.download366.net/windows-live-messenger/download/.../1524

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/27404166/launch

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