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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 google chrome.exe, “Google Chrome AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 12 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Google Chrome

Description:
Google Chrome AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.13.0

MD5:
2f06e9c4026a9134e085a38c166954b3

SHA-1:
f4ca449f3d96b00ca952c7f5f0b867d7712f6074

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 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:
12/28/2024 5:11:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.90.68

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140630

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3428

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16577

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0181

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.8559

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS
t3scan.2.0.3.0

McAfee
Artemis!2F06E9C4026A
5600.7084

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.N
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0630
7.2.181

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
19524

File size:
238.1 KB (243,776 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131800403)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/20/2015 1:59:00 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 5:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8saocyLCHkV7++q2LNzm0IttlQzWHkvY7gLdSpbzCYBWxV9hIGSizh:8tobdV7++1Nzm0qnTkv9LkzBEvh

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:
7.6652

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl.fagdmr.com/n/3.0.13/.../Google Chrome.exe

http://www.download366.com/google-chrome/download/.../305

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/21643212/launch

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