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 36 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:
3.1.13.4

MD5:
a2c94ebbad093ea81a1b317840711f35

SHA-1:
a540afc9eee0b2c848879bf9209887b87a6b7def

SHA-256:
a29182de689bc37c5184bd6206556bb580bcf08e6c1eec995ab8b27d2c4e49a5

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
12/27/2024 10:27:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
877

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]
140908-2

AVG
Adware BundleApp.EU
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.14910

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1265

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7459
0.98/19352

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18908

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.09.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
9/10/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c5664a86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-10-09_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.09.10.05

McAfee
Artemis!17C5EDC90B56
5600.7011

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.759

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbmkfk
0.28.2.60881

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.10.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.9.10.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16DE88D5!383682773
23.00.65.14908

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
7.2.253

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
10.465.10

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:
501.4 KB (513,440 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:
6/18/2014 6:58:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4K1UbtpWeUoQhAxziPSkYioIxmmIMH6AvR7Ca20H+2/EfnGXkQ8dz5CnezFOHP9A:4KuHw3AxGEI/JC0h8/6Jp5kb

Entry address:
0xF08A

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, 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:
7.6453

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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