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file_installer.exe

Thawte manager

Eilio Developments s.l.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application file_installer.exe by Eilio Developments s.l has been detected as adware by 34 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.filesfordownloadfaster.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Thawte.Installer_S.L.  (signed by Eilio Developments s.l.)

Product:
Thawte manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.18.4

MD5:
c9a9c729a41ec5b57eddb045df613257

SHA-1:
8fd2df3442196183879fa180776412a4c9547e77

SHA-256:
3bd83420c1aa7edd75fca75d51731e6b40e2a93e9239508c4963ac8dd0309df7

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
12/26/2024 8:24:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
863

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Solimba
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen8
7.11.173.38

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-AEY [PUP]
2014.9-141207

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2015.0.3341

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Solimba
4.0.3.14101

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
1.0.20.1340

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Morstar-21
0.98/19418

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.LSW
19607

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.24441
9.0.1.0268

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
8.14.09.25.10

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AH potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
10/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a79dd9a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-25-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of internet%20download%20manager.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.7

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.3198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.09.25.10

McAfee
Artemis!324D7EA2AF93
5600.6991

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Kazy.132995
15.0.0.804

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dfgpsr
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11823520
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.25.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.73f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.EilioDevelopmentssl.O
14.10.1.11

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IM14
7.2.274

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.84
2.0.0.1929

File size:
517.7 KB (530,136 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.22

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Eilio Developments s.l.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/25/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Eilio Developments s.l., O=Eilio Developments s.l., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
62A9979715091C35A10D5CC1298205DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 3:11:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rmvQlk6OnF+T6zgSZQKxKFKAdK3QFvEqZ0YHw4GiYJBDhrCVi/:rmvQC5+TlSZQkENdK3QyqZ0YHNGlZsi/

Entry address:
0xDFEC

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 7F, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 41, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0A, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6844

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

The file file_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.filesfordownloadfaster.com/n/3.1.22.18.8/.../File_installer.exe

http://dl.filesfordownloadfaster.com/n/.../File_installer.exe

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