zsnes.exe

ZSNES

Bechiro S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application zsnes.exe, “ZSNES AppInstaller” by Bechiro S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Bechiro S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
ZSNES

Description:
ZSNES AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.4

MD5:
897c39572f4b672d04f6906e1e4c18a3

SHA-1:
e62171f9009e7fa1d33b000ed5f5ccd995ddf995

SHA-256:
28183f3d10b1cf073e29e2b546e113e1df35667e7698746e6295583ccea0d487

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 5:10:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.3.4

File size:
198.2 KB (202,936 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132072001)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., OU=Devel, O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
738DCAC697C06E1B89D106073773010D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 9:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9saocyLC/FtPFZgkcJA611DH6LySlw3agr5eVBRmR:9tobCTn9o7SMqA7R

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6003

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file zsnes.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/889368270/launch

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