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SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application file_downloader.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 file has been seen being downloaded from piratebay.com.co. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
setup process  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
3.0.30.1

MD5:
060f56b6561d587ed1eafc1ec339ef48

SHA-1:
5ef4f5b1ef06d0d54526e45c0f5acdc2008c34fb

SHA-256:
6aa2ec9bb6c68d335b6a1ead203cb16001511a8f96d622245771eaea2ad38f18

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 8:57:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPPROCESS.P
14.8.8.3

File size:
258.4 KB (264,560 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.28

Copyright:
Copyright© 2014

Original file name:
setup_install.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUPPROCESS

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 5:30:00 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:
1/30/2014 3:45:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IIJP4jadW8oBS2H8jJeOmH5AXtywLBVfYAsgdIzAudJR:hP4j+jos2HCJeOmZSflNYARwdJR

Entry address:
0x73950

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, 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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Entropy:
7.6943

Code size:
216 KB (221,184 bytes)

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

http://piratebay.com.co/.../

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/7086591/launch

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