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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 skype.exe, “Apps Installer II” by Apps Installer SL has been detected as adware by 20 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   (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
Apps Installer II

Version:
3.1.9.1

MD5:
5c109e39aa671ab22588725309dd343d

SHA-1:
3128b77e6a38675dac4597e199ec00fbc7944e1b

SHA-256:
79dd78a1d276fd3951a504f10c697485641fb05eb6f4bc99b8b0e1c8f5dd1a6b

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
11/16/2024 3:21:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
14.06.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.9
7.11.144.64

avast!
Win32:Installer-AR [PUP]
2014.9-140606

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3451

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.N
18128

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2488
9.0.1.0157

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9698

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
6/6/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstall
v2014.06.06.02

McAfee
Artemis!5C109E39AA67
5600.7107

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.06.02

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Solimba.Installer.F
14.7.27.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.14604

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28374

File size:
493.3 KB (505,104 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
install2x.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apps Installer SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/24/2014 12:38:03 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2015 12:38:03 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:
3/25/2014 12:31:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sB+RDcOLH4fpWXNVLtUboZ2vk0u0V532JhU1wr4BjWmDM:sBQcOLH4fwecj42JhfWj5w

Entry address:
0xE90A

Entry point:
E8, CC, 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, 78, 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, 24, 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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Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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