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rufus (reliable usb formatting utility).exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application rufus (reliable usb formatting utility).exe, “aplications installer” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

apsinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

aplications installer

Version:

3.1.10.26

MD5:

99feaa536fe44e335b9177e6bcee69f5

SHA-1:

269ec40245ff7d7b10d6cf2b400e0d0b642c4116

SHA-256:

9974a495112d24a12bb8736b39d4b7cc7ea350533bb5ce4008aa689e0286e05d

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 10:47:02 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)

16.6.22.0

File size:

499.8 KB (511,760 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.9

Original file name:

apsinstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\rufus (reliable usb formatting utility).exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 8:38:03 AM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 8:38:03 AM

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:

4/20/2014 1:01:32 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:2HgG1q+g6a5U9TFUvk4UDC1mVV1cloBjWeZh:2HgG1q+C5Ugc/GAVzcQjxT

Entry address:

0xEF84

Entry point:

E8, B2, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 90, 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, 3C, 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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Entropy:

7.6430

Code size:

117 KB (119,808 bytes)

The file rufus (reliable usb formatting utility).exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.descargargratis.com/rufus-usb-format/download/.../10008

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/654114792/launch

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