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, “applications download” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadaixeechahgho.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
n-installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
applications download

Version:
3.1.11.3

MD5:
aa386f0174a5688a0d3870242a26f19b

SHA-1:
7abad072fa5e6f561b38b4bd0bf676cb457919b8

SHA-256:
34aae53d68459e0ea9fdb3e8161404a0a953d34e4ba9bdae2b63ab57187c8441

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 11:24:10 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
5549151

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2015.05.24

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Firseria.A.36
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
150521-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DK
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
1.0.20.720

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-731676
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
22232

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4341
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Generic.AC.1788499
5/24/2015

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OGZO
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16012

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

Malwarebytes
v2015.05.24.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
16.0.0.432

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.czmpdv
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Zusy.95485
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.501976
15.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.24.09

Quick Heal
PUA.Firseria.DC5
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bundler
15.5.24.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.19E3
23.00.65.15522

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Morstar/Variant
9856

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
40432

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.11
2.0.0.2188

File size:
490.2 KB (501,976 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.13

Copyright:
copyright ©2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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:
5/16/2014 9:53:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:dxCL8ow3omoizDbeRIDVp0zm2kdtA5KMco7PoFjdz53WbX7A/mXuH20uPr/MHPEf:dxczaFz3bewMRT56KDsY1uJCyxs

Entry address:
0xEA0A

Entry point:
E8, BC, 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:
116 KB (118,784 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/65900046/launch

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