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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 by Apps Installer S.L 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.
Publisher:
popeler·sl  (signed by Apps Installer S.L.)

Product:
install mgr

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.17

MD5:
4d08581283178480b57ab12a8fadc405

SHA-1:
9782159c60e329de43551401d8d5fe1b8b828641

SHA-256:
09b3d69cbc5aa1c15d2ed2cccb290fdcf76c9e5894dfb13c25272330222c094a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
1/13/2025 7:38:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.3.5.11

File size:
460.4 KB (471,448 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apps Installer S.L., O=Apps Installer S.L., L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0F51D368012CA12391845223E21F245A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2014 12:46:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hqYNNo+Jg1sNtkv+5rdMJ2A9jdz5EDG3ncBRIMoBmdz7Fz8sqLDPr6UnvFYvTYNe:hqmOElNtkG5FvBSMoyysqLvkTYNe

Entry address:
0xE3E8

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 6E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 00, C6, 46, 00, 89, 0D, FC, C5, 46, 00, 89, 15, F8, C5, 46, 00, 89, 1D, F4, C5, 46, 00, 89, 35, F0, C5, 46, 00, 89, 3D, EC, C5, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 18, C6, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 0C, C6, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E8, C5, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 05, E4, C5, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E0, C5, 46, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, DC, C5, 46, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 10, C6, 46, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 04, C6, 46, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 08, C6, 46, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 14, C6, 46...
 
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Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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

http://flv.downloadiehietaejahk.com/n/3.1.17/.../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/270313773/launch

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