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adwcleaner.exe

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application adwcleaner.exe by SETUPPROCESS 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:
Rapiddown  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
1.0.0.40

MD5:
d15756e528a7ae77e2faaa69aea9751d

SHA-1:
3103fc40efefcd11c4b4fc0c99ac4a317b547e78

SHA-256:
45a49130452f70bd6492751ed546e71baba49a1e932517abad32744834bb6183

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
12/26/2024 6:31:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SETUPPRO.Bundler (M)
16.5.27.2

File size:
244.4 KB (250,224 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.28.1

Copyright:
Copyright-©-2014

Original file name:
**intaller.exe**

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUPPROCESS

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2014 4:04:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uUevXwS6tjih6eiXW6w/k1fKDjXiV7JXHZ1OP14vn:7awS0ji3ixXfKK7BHu4/

Entry address:
0x711A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
204 KB (208,896 bytes)

The file adwcleaner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pc-file.net/adwcleaner/download/.../11450

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/539264295/launch

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