setup.exe

install.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 setup.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 35 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 sl  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
install.exe

Description:
setup·manager

Version:
3.1.13.2

MD5:
4a9592ad82f7c88a1f6c2c7c3b78e600

SHA-1:
220f5b3366ed68580f693157b24f92cc16be5347

SHA-256:
34f95281da6a1701b3858fd608f055d57a8b4e880bb85081bdf92a0d65ff3124

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 10:21:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
6584648

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.ET
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Agent
4.0.3.15228

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.295

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7310
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.AC
18617

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OENT
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712436

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2015.02.28.01

McAfee
Artemis!47D4004EE6E9
5600.6840

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
16.0.0.177

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dazxyc
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.512928
14.07.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.1ec
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.2.28.13

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10026

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07FK14
7.2.59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9494
2.0.0.1833

File size:
499.8 KB (511,776 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.17

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
6/13/2014 8:28:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HbEQEVCjVJXm+1xRqCojtKgCXt2hYUXBiYuOiW:HbfEIHx/oTjItSB5iW

Entry address:
0xF05C

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, F4, 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, BC, 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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Entropy:
7.6466

Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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