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ccleaner.exe

The Setup Process

Firseria

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application ccleaner.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 31 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Process  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
The Setup Process

Description:
Setup Process

Version:
3.1.13.23

MD5:
262a723906aa64ec061687dd88c082d9

SHA-1:
4bec4c4cb7f3309e787ac833a2bfc327d528fc30

SHA-256:
7038199a37e02b4cccd5b35b1e003c6dc0326148704c08defa2648f51478311d

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 1:19:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
864

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.08.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-751375
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.TLAI
19335

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34095
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
8.14.09.23.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-fdccb670
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (82).exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.09.23.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
15.0.0.798

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.413600.B
14.08.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.I
14.9.23.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9906
2.0.0.1903

File size:
402.8 KB (412,448 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

Copyright:
Copyright©2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Firseria

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 7:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 7:34:44 AM

Subject:
E=support@solimba.com, CN=Firseria, O=Firseria, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112130C3B28D7C9C29B8B07321EF3F8A1462

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 5:51:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Rev/aivtoqWGkzzdFH1jWTmKMRQZgYuTw4Zpd6b:Rev/VVoqPWjCNMRQZvol4b

Entry address:
0x820A4

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9834

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

http://www.free-download-now.com/en/ccleaner/download/.../809

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