setup.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 32 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:
Installation helper  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
Installation helper

Version:
3.1.13.32

MD5:
e217128253c2b871f011c3e0def99b03

SHA-1:
946cb5b4595e9d993257809c7d1c18836f764ecc

SHA-256:
46dd6aeb8ebc5daa289e75268bcb6a7957c2769212707cda70602d2feb705c18

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:01:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
876

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.21

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140912

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2015.0.3354

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.14912

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1275

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-752127
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.HYM
18913

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34145
9.0.1.0255

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.09.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1d7b3bb9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-12-09_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.7.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3263

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.09.12.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.765

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.414112
14.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.12.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.9.12.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.14910

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.10290
2.0.0.1901

File size:
403.3 KB (412,960 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

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 3:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 3:34:44 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:
7/11/2014 9:53:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2KOl9U+NA4/QH14UrA7/Lk0veLRso7KSoJvtMGcHlTxZgpH0DrFOIyHNhdrdUAD4:uAGxunArg0vemo7ktMGyx5OXthoAHs

Entry address:
0x820A4

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9762

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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