irfanview.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 irfanview.exe by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from jp.win-install.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Appsinstalls  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Description:
setup mgr

Version:
3.1.12.2

MD5:
609c6c89069cf3105e9057a007029fbe

SHA-1:
0fc35fd3250b4e9655967c0c7c09f6eb47fcc755

SHA-256:
9783dd5cdfd24bc0d618cff7e4d17089a94e7f5684a375b2af9176e672cf266e

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 '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:
11/27/2024 9:24:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.F
6254010

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaH.A.1
7.11.197.174

avast!
Win32:Solimba-C [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DX
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.F
1.0.20.1790

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Firseria-12
0.98/19833

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.CJL
20467

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4319
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.10925

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1794300
12/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-96118aad
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Firseria
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Morstar
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14440

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.12.24.09

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.F
15.0.0.1074

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.czvwwp
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.Firseria.F
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.513000
14.12.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
14.12.24.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.J
14.12.24.20

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.28
2.0.0.2015

File size:
501 KB (513,000 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.15

Copyright:
copyright ©2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 3:59:59 PM

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:
5/30/2014 2:27:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kxcnJVK0iTmk/iCAkCcIL0zmB6KKMcWePoFjdz5c3S7zF20g6/UDuR7C8z0/Y7xd:kxcJULzaCAkaYk69Sv1UDuJCKDD

Entry address:
0xE84A

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, 60, 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, 10, 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:
7.6381

Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 bytes)

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

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/46336629/launch

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