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Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application java.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 8 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 the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
ezinstall manager  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
ezsetup.exe

Version:
3.1.10.41

MD5:
06e14ef153ece0774a5401794f02eb9b

SHA-1:
3a74bb796ab93d10afad4c5741868e37a78549f8

SHA-256:
f32855a093677c235efc01df603322c1e06c6890f4db015dc01b6e357a3041d0

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
1/12/2025 11:51:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9749

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.11965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.05.04.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.E
14.5.4.8

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28784

File size:
498.7 KB (510,680 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.10

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 3:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 3:38:03 PM

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:
5/2/2014 2:28:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:en4bly8sbRD3AHcRkpOrA0vWmJ/N0zmIMc+UftOyPoFjdz5C49PS3DRXQ20efxuE:enYgBND3AHc2pn0vW46jBFOujjxuJCmC

Entry address:
0xEB2A

Entry point:
E8, CC, 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, F4, 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, 2C, F1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 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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Code size:
116.5 KB (119,296 bytes)

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

http://nl.win-install.com/java-runtime-environment/download/.../14591

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/13980684/launch

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