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plants vs zombies.exe

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 plants vs zombies.exe, “ Application Install ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Setup·process  (signed by Firseria)

Description:
Application Install

Version:
3.0.30.11

MD5:
f3aaf6ac414d88343853e3910fe25ccb

SHA-1:
a242327dffe226f90193361495c41beff716702a

SHA-256:
d73054d6f7f03431c7982935e6c408cbe586bcb88cbc652b98d8cb0125b659a3

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 6:12:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.7.18.2

File size:
286.7 KB (293,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013·14

Original file name:
setupinstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plants vs zombies.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Firseria

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 9:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 9:34:44 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:
2/25/2014 11:02:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WmRZ2W5Ij46YOG0G+EQ2eiAIQibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrGZ:W6H67bG0lEQ2kioOlNUv2rGZ

Entry address:
0xD7B9

Entry point:
E8, C8, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 44, 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, 44, 42, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, BA, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C8, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, A7, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, CC, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2436

Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

The file plants vs zombies.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pc-file.info/plants-vs-zombies/download/.../13102

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