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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 setup.exe by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 17 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-download-now.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
r-installer  (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
app download

Version:
3.1.11.2

MD5:
b3f239e1ccedaa8015076d3b52bfc6c8

SHA-1:
a40b08ba943bc77de078e70ef5f94b12eec9ef8d

SHA-256:
1742cd31e567f62068251b159ca408dcdd5d469bb49ce92b4ced5ca1e5803283

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
12/25/2024 1:21:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.B
988

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.33
7.11.150.252

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3466

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.B
1.0.20.710

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRA
18308

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3938
9.0.1.0142

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-22-05_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.178.12171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.05.22.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.B
15.0.0.426

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.F
14.5.22.13

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

File size:
495.8 KB (507,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.13

Copyright:
copyright © MMXIV

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.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:
5/15/2014 11:59:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:q2xvIowx9CSZi+vdXhcVhkdtW0zmIMf5h2gPoFjdz52Wb3/mh7Q/u1PE0e/qHPBz:q2hHYEqrvdKX+q5IVL0G2uJCtJt

Entry address:
0xEA0A

Entry point:
E8, BC, 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, 80, 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, 2C, 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:
7.6605

Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

http://www.free-download-now.com/fr/free-download-manager/download/.../266

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/16889163/launch

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