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irfanview.exe

IrfanView

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 irfanview.exe, “IrfanView AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 13 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.
Publisher:
Apps Installer S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
IrfanView

Description:
IrfanView AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.10.1

MD5:
b81732c1bb47d4cab26993557d63a1d9

SHA-1:
0af7fc6b4d8ee724e57b886e89b99379394d8302

SHA-256:
f470118f43dcbd84a98b5bc4069e9315433b0a39d4ae475cd45cb62db8ce6cba

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:57:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.89.168

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-140515

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
16572

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.8548

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
5/15/2014

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

McAfee
Artemis!7A682A62F6D1
5600.7129

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.J
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.90

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-MSIL
10603

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0623
7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
19452

File size:
206.6 KB (211,592 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131701008)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\irfanview.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:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:UsaocyLCc6cF0G975Ih5wSblLC3rMGIZCn:Utobaxh5wS5LC37IZCn

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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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://de.download366.net/irfanview/download/.../846

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/15728304/launch

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