winzip.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 winzip.exe, “Application Installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from de.pc-file.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Appsinstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
Application Installer

Version:
3.1.5

MD5:
6450f9eb6735e2243dd57cb70d129af7

SHA-1:
3c50ebc651596fdb1b67922cda7e454625e5daea

SHA-256:
e304de149e9cef558c5c6de4c4710df601b82b83f7de32bd1e906dbac1dd8d27

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/24/2024 5:54:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
5823642

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.rfwr
7.11.188.28

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

AVG
Adware BundleApp.A
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Firseriainstaller-1
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RFW
20158

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2488
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1485241
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-1804c623
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
v2014.11.22.05

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DownloadMR.A
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.daufsj
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.299280
14.11.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.G
14.11.22.4

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BundleInstaller/Variant
10223

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.16
2.0.0.1990

File size:
292.3 KB (299,280 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.2

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\winzip.exe

Digital Signature
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:
3/10/2014 5:48:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:xanPst8v78IwA7I97x4fg+8t9d5Z0DRUIH0xsNJEx:xoPstEPwA7I9750Nz0ONJEx

Entry address:
0xE459

Entry point:
E8, CD, 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, 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, 30, E1, 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:
115 KB (117,760 bytes)

The file winzip.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/41931138/launch

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