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hitman.exe

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 hitman.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 20 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 nl3.inncdn.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.0.0.2

MD5:
402e1e0126e81b6889340ed7cca38999

SHA-1:
f4215595c2954822f3d795943d38f6c5f341792c

SHA-256:
3b4d96fa554404aa26ff5f152786fd0d14d6fb75f90569e81614c45f1c7ea296

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
11/5/2024 4:35:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Solimba.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
150525-2

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Solimba-34
0.98/20505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.KX
22246

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
5/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/Solimba.C.gen
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.Fiseria
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16025

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Vpatch.dorcaa
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
15.05.26.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bundler
15.5.26.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.15524

Sophos
PUA 'DownloadMR'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Solimba
9852

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
40552

File size:
151.3 KB (154,880 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010-2013 (201304111126)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hitman.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:
3/25/2013 11:36:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lwBElMHV8XpJeTCoaUhvRi+Wz0rKwcfCp9K6/Sypyu6:lmJHqDoaU13ZrIfCp9K6lc

Entry address:
0x333F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 06, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 06, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, F8, 23, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, E6, 23, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://nl3.inncdn.com/?domain=hitman-pro&name=Hitman&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLm5sLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvbmwvc2Nybi85ODAwMC85ODU4MC9oaXRtYW4tOC04MHg4MC5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL2RsLnN1cmZyaWdodC5ubC9IaXRtYW5Qcm8zNl94NjQuZXhl&os=&lang=nl_NL

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/66130533/launch

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