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 28 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:
Installer.exe

Description:
Installer setup

Version:
3.1.13.5

MD5:
50fb389f6b18b8a2e0252c242a73bdea

SHA-1:
8aaf453efc922286e214420bbbc042add49f6ada

SHA-256:
d7583687e0a270a0d455a14fb55b8fb43187baa98246360324971e6a443e541d

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
11/2/2024 5:22:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
932

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.05

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaL.A
7.11.158.148

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140717

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3410

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
1.0.20.990

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18771

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0198

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
8.14.07.17.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.10048

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
11.2014-17-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3547

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.07.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!50FB389F6B18
5600.7066

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
15.0.0.594

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbsdbf
0.28.0.60577

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.17.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.I
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH05G414
7.2.198

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30978

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9552
2.0.0.1845

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 4:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 4:34:44 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:
6/18/2014 4:46:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YekcI4dnpjD9lTCJCEQ7JjPCMcTdz5CZj0zmo20eeCQ3+e6AuY+fnG9P94FKxuR/:YekKttqJb3muTCP/G/xuGIh3

Entry address:
0xF0DA

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 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, 00, 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, AC, 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:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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