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avast-free-antivirus.exe

Apps Installer S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application avast-free-antivirus.exe by Apps Installer 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

Appl.Install (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:

setup manager

Version:

3.1.11.17

MD5:

7219adf22e39801b924962cb3820138e

SHA-1:

6896989a74dc6475c9be26e5512f50b73555086d

SHA-256:

8b6d6210fdbee75f7ee51133fed0385376bb0562ea02b568e614723cf30305b6

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This is a wrapped installation of legitimate software (without persmission of the developer) and bundles adware such as toolbars and extensions.

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:

1/13/2025 5:37:19 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)

16.6.11.6

File size:

497.5 KB (509,416 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.14

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast-free-antivirus.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/18/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/19/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Apps Installer S.L., O=Apps Installer S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

323F44D66AEF890F43C32CFD743A4AD0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/4/2014 11:11:29 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:EsRI8LN8n6egGBij6Y/VgPKPJS1qSSTsIUD:EsRI8LaRBofM2SBjD

Entry address:

0xE4AA

Entry point:

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Code size:

114.5 KB (117,248 bytes)

The file avast-free-antivirus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downloadiehietaejahk.com/n/3.1.12.7/.../avast-free-antivirus.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/605045043/launch

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