hotkey search.exe

Firseria manager

FIRSERIA, S.L.

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 hotkey search.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 25 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:
Firseria.·.Installer.·.S.L.  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Product:
Firseria manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.17

MD5:
85a06a160e1568be8f81655915e7cc56

SHA-1:
4e5385bc67d7e1ae069689eee21d8e6c7b8350c8

SHA-256:
c90d20e5557fb06c53b5b28c9bf094577cbcfb7577ab28f51b9f0b17255d2724

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
11/28/2024 2:53:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.M
868

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen8
7.11.174.42

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.M
1.0.20.1315

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.LSW
19607

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.24441
9.0.1.0263

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.M
8.14.09.20.10

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AH potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a2151e6a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.2.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13476

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.3223

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.09.20.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.M
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dersnn
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
14.09.20.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FIRSERIASL.P
14.9.20.10

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.63
2.0.0.1930

File size:
564.7 KB (578,240 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.22

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\hotkey%20search.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="FIRSERIA, S.L.", O="FIRSERIA, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7658ACC15B33D93ABD5A967181DEF901

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 4:42:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1JAQfwTCcX4TCn8T+qqsti85sHL5A4nssREKDh58u2:1JAQs4TJ+zc6fRNd5I

Entry address:
0xDFEC

Entry point:
E8, AE, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 7F, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 41, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 0A, 65, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7235  (probably packed)

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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