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avira free antivirus.exe

Avira Free Antivirus

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 avira free antivirus.exe, “Avira Free Antivirus installer” 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Avira Free Antivirus

Description:
Avira Free Antivirus installer

Version:
3.0.4.1

MD5:
3e03a0c698e4301c31428cebbc7dfbb8

SHA-1:
43fe0e413fb6b7839b53a07257f32f8352bd9215

SHA-256:
42b2f88aab19a285303802ac55a7994628b0e1968b9620ba960f779909194a5f

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:
11/23/2024 2:16:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.22.5

File size:
277 KB (283,648 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010-2013 (201305021539)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avira free antivirus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8saocyLCXPApwU97NTXm8DJVSvGSEN38ccv69zRG0:8tobUApwU97RmqJVSEF8i99p

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:
7.7591  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://nl3.inncdn.com/?domain=avira-antivir-personal-free-antivirus&name=Avira Free Antivirus&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzE4MDAwLzE4MDY5L2F2aXJhLWFudGl2aXItcGVyc29uYWwtNy04MHg4MC5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL3BlcnNvbmFsLm5sLmF2aXJhLXVwZGF0ZS5uZXQvcGFja2FnZS93a3NfYXZpcmEvd2luMzIvaXQvcGVjbC9hdmlyYV9mcmVlX2FudGl2aXJ1c19pdC5leGU=&os=&lang=it_IT

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/230987637/launch

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