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flv_media_player.exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application flv_media_player.exe, “Application Installer 2x” by Apps Installer SL 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   (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
Application Installer 2x

Version:
3.1.9

MD5:
88649c8c8d970cc1c77bf453dbcedad4

SHA-1:
19871ac6c41de7563e6ef2d59e33b5a83400b42a

SHA-256:
14e0e4552e49b3b35917fc4039727ce9ab7fc42d7d77d56af1016d7b2fa90faa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:58:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)
16.7.4.11

File size:
493.4 KB (505,232 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
installer2x.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 6:38:03 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 6:38:03 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:
3/21/2014 10:11:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/VrRyPl0OwaRLwfWtUboZ2vk0u0V532JhU1wr4BjWOVh:/VwPlRwPLcj42JhfWjpv

Entry address:
0xE559

Entry point:
E8, CD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 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, 24, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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:
7.6562

Code size:
115 KB (117,760 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadohdooshieyei.com/n/.../FLV_Media_Player.exe

http://shineads.net/.../movie_in_hd.aspx

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/723520029/launch

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