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setup.exe

Flash Player

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 setup.exe, “Flash Player AppInstaller” by Apps Installer S.L has been detected as adware by 24 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:
Flash Player

Description:
Flash Player AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.9.0

MD5:
2cc463d8605cff2c78de0ef28cfd6057

SHA-1:
8ec32cbf4c2d8f6e8841aa474f2d575ba380c35d

SHA-256:
5003ce2e873c659235d3fe96490ed4af49985e34f184902089be23e2635b0c9f

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/14/2024 2:24:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.173.226

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-160212

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
19589

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.043

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
2/12/2016

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.671

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.02.12.05

McAfee
PUP-FCC
5600.6491

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Solimba.dbvttu
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.190032
14.12.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
16.02.12.05

Quick Heal
Downloader.Solimba.r3 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.12.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.16210

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Artemis
9328

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_SOLIMBA
7.2.43

Trend Micro
ADW_SOLIMBA
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
33120

File size:
185.6 KB (190,024 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (519ccf03-7d58-4734-a488-45e35bc06f2f)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer S.L.

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:
2/19/2012 7:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CX7DItrfaocyTgfsqQOlJoQCJ5ABaNUHxUfL+KyaYRIfqPTVIV81NBhE3H5pj3D:CsaocyLC0LwasxUfL+Kyn8q726h8Nz

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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Entropy:
7.5565

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl01.faddmr.com/n/3.0.9/.../Setup.exe

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/200907357/launch

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