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Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application appinstaller.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 9 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 dl.hzdmr.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
appinstaller  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
appinstaller

Version:
3.1.10.28

MD5:
855312487015cbe7da9f5f9dfcabd679

SHA-1:
73012dde186bafcd1252395bf17f11e475664a98

SHA-256:
c7dff555d23e5bfc483404c4af8f8a0b5829b7489ab4014870d0255ebfbbb72a

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
12/27/2024 5:52:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3494

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9718

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11873

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.04.24.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.M
14.8.1.0

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28574

File size:
500.8 KB (512,784 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.9

Copyright:
Copyright© 2014

Original file name:
appinstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 9:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 9:38:03 AM

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:
4/22/2014 11:36:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LuWnIFlU4rOaBlVRRt80zmltDHMctOq9PoFjdz5FkH7n3jvA20mf/aQ0NuR7CQwx:LuU6OaOilVRvjOPzzDJa1NuJCQIoOp

Entry address:
0xEF74

Entry point:
E8, B2, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 98, 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, 38, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 74, 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:
7.6425

Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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

http://dl.hzdmr.com/n/.../Print Artist Platinum.exe

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/12929040/launch

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