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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 winzip.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 it.pc-file.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.solimba.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
installer v2   (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.10.5

MD5:
37ad9d460b77a01cff394eabd5c0f0de

SHA-1:
cb5cdf0197e9c534d33aeb22fff9485a8cfb5293

SHA-256:
ecc689955912900fba4c684271c2dfd8d8887adf3f475c485f222a434f595553

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:01:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.6
7.11.152.182

avast!
Win32:Adware-BQN [Trj]
140531-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.BJ
2014.0.3955

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.RRB
18409

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2640
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.178.12278

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.06.02.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AppsInstallerSL.G
14.6.2.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.17AF
23.00.65.14531

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4895151
29800

File size:
495.8 KB (507,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
v2installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winzip.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:
4/2/2014 3:29:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZsPdx5HmzS3zZJRXOtlA2vkMXJ337k++BjW71:ZsPdx5HmzYH1klhcaJn7k1jA1

Entry address:
0xE99A

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, 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, 30, 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)

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

http://it.pc-file.info/winzip/download/.../791

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/18244476/launch

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