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setup.exe

Chrome

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, “Chrome 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:
Chrome

Description:
Chrome AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.12.0

MD5:
ec6c838805499d69da71a664f83262ac

SHA-1:
c04fb901d485bb6911b13374a54400127d8bef1b

SHA-256:
cc90344167fbde92623aa6b67ab7882fbfdc11a9e85b18f5e381733cb7c67b31

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:
11/2/2024 11:16:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.186.88

avast!
Solimba-C [PUP]
2014.9-160204

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2844

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.GW
20093

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1125
9.0.1.035

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
2/4/2016

G Data
MSIL.Application.Solimba
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.713

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.02.04.11

McAfee
Program.Artemis!184A43E8F2EA
5600.6500

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Solimba.daewcj
0.28.6.63362

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.243776
14.11.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
16.02.04.11

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.AppsInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.4.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.16202

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.AppsInstallerSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
34232

File size:
209.4 KB (214,408 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (131780611)

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 S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 5:59:59 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 9:01:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vsaocyLCjZdShVjHVcEvGrtIjq/PevBh7tHRqsO3yK:vtobWZdKTVSr0q8h7tHR3OCK

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:
7.6316

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://flv.hs3dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=68&aff_sub=1612386367

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/177985167/launch

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