java.exe

installation manager

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 java.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 37 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Firseria·SL  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installation manager

Description:
installer_setup

Version:
3.1.14.3

MD5:
8e0313fe64e5bea5b35e46f3215b47e1

SHA-1:
5b3b12c0fe9dde811ab46c6bd7cc7f6fedfaa4aa

SHA-256:
c110d2d65e42e51bccca0db92ed5987d36a7b1bfc1fd9dc67291e7537d18c1d3

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
11/30/2024 11:48:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
905

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.162.154

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140814

AVG
Solimba
2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.141029

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1130

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18891

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0226

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
9.0.0.4157

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.10150

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-14-08_5

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.29.20

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3408

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.08.14.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!8E0313FE64E5
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.678

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcjihc
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.514976
14.08.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.14.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.E
14.8.15.17

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
31366

File size:
502.9 KB (514,976 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 1:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 1:34:44 PM

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:
7/17/2014 5:12:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dJq6j9zsUBOxzsUlIVhzoxyShW6K6Smr/:dJLj9RMJlCzmhecr/

Entry address:
0xF58C

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D8, F3, 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, 6C, F0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 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:
118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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