setup.exe

install 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 setup.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 54 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:
Popeler · sl  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
install manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.16

MD5:
274857baa2cf5444236dde95a81af1aa

SHA-1:
903587a225ff0ec213df393bf3c9da5f415d6541

SHA-256:
b3874c03d1ec40ae676f68c13dcdb2ab60b9580ca98524ace682ab52bba73df9

Scanner detections:
54 / 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:
1/13/2025 7:43:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
898

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140820

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3376

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1160

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18963

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6300
9.0.1.0232

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
8.14.08.20.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.S potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-20-08_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3376

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.08.20.06

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.696

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcjihc
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.514464
14.08.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.20.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.8.20.18

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
31208

File size:
582.4 KB (596,384 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:
7/18/2014 4:03:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:93ff0iVLXXqUL+YNmBB3kHgMrhWTI0ul1j77k:93TVLIjBUAMrhOUw

Entry address:
0x112C6

Entry point:
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Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

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