setup.exe

installer.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 38 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 s.l.  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installer.exe

Description:
installer setup

Version:
3.1.13.8

MD5:
9f906393c97c133401c81898432081e9

SHA-1:
2a5ac80163301fad92965d9704014ec7c1fba5f9

SHA-256:
6d7f669e051573c9121f1495a6327ef07e97f63c8e5336d39304626cc9dcba30

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
11/25/2024 4:56:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
6612562

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.3
7.11.156.126

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.FA
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.15228

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.295

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7467
0.98/20126

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18908

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.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
2/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c5664a86
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.02.28.01

McAfee
Artemis!17C5EDC90B56
5600.6840

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
16.0.0.177

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbmkfk
0.28.2.60881

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.512288.B
14.08.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.2.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16DE88D5!383682773
23.00.65.15226

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
7.2.59

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9553
2.0.0.1844

File size:
500.3 KB (512,288 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\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:
6/23/2014 5:04:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IjDI49RbTu85MLG6Nudm6A4uQ2iMbjNP9KJfnGSgP6YGuR7cINe/4dz5C9F+3+Oy:IjDHXe85D6NnNM/ZVuJcIG/Hhz

Entry address:
0xF07A

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, B8, 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:
7.6454

Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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

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